Hangarshuffle:
Not meaning to trash your rant ... but ... in 2003, your PM was of the Labour Party, was he not?
So who is/was throwing money away?
Looks like your whole Parliament got involved, at least a couple of parties anyway.
You can be thankful you didn't toss as much money into that briar patch as we did .. blood and treasure expended to ... what end? Well, it changed the shape of the Middle East, but is that the change desired / intended? Thinking the answer is "no" to that last question.