So much for the COW. Additionally, the anti-war sentiment in Italy really heated up after the US killed one of their top intelligence guys.
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Italy to pull troops from Iraq amid anti-war sentiment
...Mounting casualties and kidnappings have stoked anti-war sentiment and sapped leaders' resolve to put troops at risk. Ukraine will call back all of its 1,650 troops by October; the majority of 1,400 Dutch troops return home this month; and Poland, which hopes to pull out completely by early 2006, will withdraw several hundred of its 1,700 soldiers in July.
Surveys suggest opposition to the war runs at roughly two-thirds in most coalition countries.
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, who confirmed he will seek re-election next year, said Italy will begin pulling troops back in September. But he said the withdrawal is tied to Iraqis being able to secure the country. Italy, a staunch U.S. ally, had vowed to stay despite suffering 21 casualties and enduring fierce public opposition that escalated this month after U.S. soldiers in Baghdad killed an Italian intelligence agent escorting a newly freed hostage.
Thirty-eight countries provided troops in Iraq at one point or another. But 14 nations have permanently withdrawn since the 2003 invasion, and today's coalition stands at 24. Excluding 150,000 U.S. troops, there are 22,750 foreign soldiers still in Iraq.
http://www.indystar.com/articles/2/229577-8212-010.html