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Why did Silvio Berlusconiās decision to send Italian troops to Iraq become unpopular?
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Silvio Berlusconi addressing the United Nations General Assembly in New York City, 2009.
Silvio Berlusconiās decision to support the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and deploy Italian troops became increasingly unpopular among the Italian public. This dissatisfaction intensified significantly following a 2005 incident in which an Italian intelligence agent was killed by U.S. forces.1