Italy won't withdraw if Bush and Blair say no: Berlusconi

ROME - Italy will not begin withdrawing its troops from Iraq in September without the consent of its US and British allies, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi said Wednesday.
"If it's not possible, it's not possible. Everything has to be agreed with the allies. We will do everything in a concerted manner," Berlusconi told journalists when asked whether Italy would go ahead with a withdrawal without the consent of Washington and London.

03/16/2005 18:02 GMT