I think Joy Bags was talking about the Russian population, which doesn't really know what's goin on in the world.
CNN had a Russian citizen who is currently in Ukraine, and he called his parents in Russia and the parents were arguing with the son, who again is currently in Ukraine, saying Russia is not bombing them.
Definitely a different situation then the first Iraq war, but still, Sadam was a dictator who committed genocide on his own people in an area of the world which we really hoped we could inject with democracy.
Maybe not solid grounds for invasion, but still much different than what Russia is doing in Ukraine.