It may well turn out to be the largest war profiteering in history.
There's no doubt about it: the war had its critics, and there were many of them, even before it became a mainstream affair, in late 2002; much like the 'discussion' about an attack on Iran is today, there were those that foresaw what was about to unfold. Over the years much has been said or written about the corruption, the unbelievable cost, the blatant disregard not just of the life of Iraqis, arguably of little importance to the leaders, military or political, of the US, but of the domestic social and economic impact of the war within the United States.
Few had any significant evidence to back it up. BBC's Panorama investigates the matter and claims that up to $25 billion (€16.2 billion) of the budget allocated by the US Congress to the rebuilding of Iraq may have been 'lost, stolen or not properly accounted for'. At the same time, a gag order in the US prevents anyone from discussing it. Even if no political argument, no humanistic, ideological or ethical platform of discussion is capable of penetrating those thick enough not capable of comprehending the severity, futility and cost of this war, I'm hoping that the economics of a dwindling US economy are in the coming US elections in November.