This piece on the NBC Evening News in July 2010 detailed the ongoing dilemma faced by the United States in the planned withdrawal of troops from Iraq and communicated that Iraq may request some U.S troops remain behind for security and training. The tone seemed to be negative and I think the aim of the piece was to make viewers aware of the violence still occurring and the efforts by the U.S. government to try to get Iraq to step up their efforts to be ready to take control of stability operations upon the withdrawal of U.S. troops. It highlighted recent attacks to illustrate that stability was far from being the norm in Iraq.
Images included recent explosion scene remnants, the U.S Secretary of Defense, Leon Panetta, speaking in Iraq on the need for Iraq to increase its efforts, and images of U.S. troops conducting operations.
I believe the story itself probably had little impact overall as this issue and debate was something that was in the news fairly regularly at the time. It may have served to put a limited amount of pressure on the Iraqi government and influence U.S. public opinion. Overall I think it probably made those believing the U.S. should not pull out too soon even more committed to that point of view, and conversely it probably supported the views of those that feel Iraq should be doing more and that we should have already pulled out.
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