More on the coalition of "Screw you, we're outta here!"

Oooooh, this is not going to go down well in the Oval Office:

Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Tuesday that Italy will start withdrawing its 3,000 troops in Iraq in September, Italian news agencies reported.

“Already in September we will begin a progressive reduction of the number of our soldiers in Iraq,” Mr. Berlusconi was quoted as saying during a taping of a state TV talk show.

So, why the bailout? Oh, yeah:

Opposition to the war and to Italy's involvement in Iraq is strong here. Mr. Berlusconi faced renewed pressure to pull troops out after the March 4 killing in Baghdad of an Italian intelligence agent, Nicola Calipari, as he escorted a recently released hostage to freedom.

Mr. Calipari was killed by U.S. troops, who mistakenly opened fire on his vehicle as it headed to the Baghdad's airport with freed hostage Giuliana Sgrena.

I guess, then, it's just a matter of time before the Italians go from "valued allies" to "pizza-eating fascists". This shouldn't take long.