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That's a good point and I know it's just a generic factual read that you have offered for us. But, the NYT saying that they didn't support the invasion without UN approval is kind of like George Bush saying "We don't torture". It's that dishonest Except, of course, some of the op/ed writers of the NYT were articulate and sincere in what they wrote.
But the NYT can't be credible just because they made one or two "official" stances for "No Invasion" and expect that to be taken as their back up plan when they are busted for having had not only large amounts of lust for war propaganda on their op/ed pages, but even on their above the fold head line pages.