The point is more along the lines that the money was grossly misspent in this particular case, not that it being spent on entertainment is necessarily bad. Had

The point is more along the lines that the money was grossly misspent in this particular case, not that it being spent on entertainment is necessarily bad. Had the Expo been a massive success, it would still have arguably been a waste, but not a tragic one. Here the failure is especially glaring since the secondary goal of the event is to make the nation look dynamic and well managed.