Reuters: Bush hopes Italy to keep troops in Afghanistan: report

[Eugene]

Bush hopes Italy to keep troops in Afghanistan: report

Reuters
Tuesday, July 11, 2006; 5:20 AM

MILAN (Reuters) - President Bush said in an interview published on Tuesday he hoped
Italy would keep its troops in Afghanistan to help rebuild the country.

"Certainly. It's a new democracy," he was quoted as saying in the daily Il Sole 24 Ore,
when asked if he hoped Italian soldiers would stay in Afghanistan.

"Whoever has to decide whether to stay or go from Afghanistan should look at the
consequences of failure and take into account what are the benefits of freedom for the
people of Afghanistan," he said.

Italy's parliament votes this month on a decree by Prime Minister Romano Prodi's
government to keep troops in the country. Pacifists in his ruling coalition are threatening
to vote against it.

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Full article: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/11/AR2006071100051.html

[Javaman]

1. "Certainly. It's a new democracy" ...

Excuse me, mr. moron*? please give us your definition of a democracy.