Romania has become the latest country to announce it is planning to withdraw its troops from Iraq. In a surprise move, Romania’s Prime Minister ordered the removal of all of its eight hundred ninety troops. He cited the “human and financial cost” of the war. 10 days ago Japan announced plans to pull its six hundred troops out of Iraq within weeks. Italy has already said it will remove its troops by year’s end. Spain, The Netherlands, Ukraine, Nicaragua, the Philippines and Honduras have already pulled out.