The only slightly lower numbers for support within the country (73 percent) for the U.S.'s (none too dissimilar) invasion of Iraq in 2003 (as posted by another

The only slightly lower numbers for support within the country (73 percent) for the U.S.'s (none too dissimilar) invasion of Iraq in 2003 (as posted by another commenter) are actually quite important, for context. Given that the NYT was perhaps the most notable of journalistic cheerleaders for that debacle -- a shameful episode in its history that it now "regrets" -- their failure to mention this context should not be surprising.