By: Pauline Millard The war in Iraq is a bit of a mess. There was a point, though, when much of the rest of the world supported the U.S. in its quixotic adventure in the Middle East.
When the U.S. first landed in Iraq in 2003, plenty of countries were willing to back us. Some sent thousands of troops. As the chaos and violence spiraled out of control, most of those countries pulled out.
Boston.com has put together a
photo slideshow that explains who came, who left and where some of the biggest supporters, such as Britain and South Korea, stand today. Some of the photos are quite telling, such as the shots of protesters in Spain demonstrating for their country to pull out its troops after a terror attack killed 201 people in 2004. Others tug at the heartstrings, such as the shots of a reunited Latvian couple or a small American child hugging her uncle before he is deplyed.
A story like this -- in print -- could have lost a reader in all the numbers that are involved. But Boston.com was wise enough to break it down into manageable pieces, often by country, and tell the story using both words and images.
Has your paper used a photo gallery to tell the story of a large trend? I'd love to see it.
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