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2005-07-08 Europe

Italy to Start Iraq Troop Pullout in Fall

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Posted by too true 2005-07-08 14:09|| || Front Page|| [6 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 They had already set a deadline by Sept. 2005 last year. Old news, hashed as anti-US, anti-war propaganda.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-07-08 14:45|| 2005-07-08 14:45|| Front Page Top

#2 They had already set a deadline by Sept. 2005 last year

But if it was reiterated now, it sent a subtle but clear message of submission, didn't it? You don't say stuff like this after what just happened.

Posted by R 2005-07-08 15:12|| 2005-07-08 15:12|| Front Page Top

#3 But was Berlusconi stating this out-of-the-blue, or saying it in response to a reporter's question? I could see him being prodded by some reporter's question, and then the press turning about and reporting this as if it were "news" instead of a reiteration.

Posted by Dar">Dar 2005-07-08 15:15|| 2005-07-08 15:15|| Front Page Top

#4 I don't think he said it "out-of-the-blue", Dar. A different source words it as follows:

"Speaking at a press conference at the end of the G8 summit, Berlusconi denied that the planned return of the soldiers, announced some weeks ago, signalled a weakening of its resolve on Iraq."
http://ansa.it/main/notizie/awnplus/english/news/2005-07-08_698998.html

Posted by Tom 2005-07-08 16:02|| 2005-07-08 16:02|| Front Page Top

#5 "It's evident that after New York, Madrid... the time has come to begin to think also about our house, and to use the same resources currently committed in Iraq to prevent and combat possible attacks on our territory."

Thanks to Italy for their support to this point in Iraq. It's sad, though, to see yet another European country that can't defend itself and project power at the same time (unlike Canada that can't project power and WON'T defend itself at the same time).

Posted by Hyper">Hyper 2005-07-08 17:15|| 2005-07-08 17:15|| Front Page Top

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