quan⋅da⋅ry /ˈkwɒndəri, -dri/[kwon-duh-ree, -dree]
 –noun, plural -ries.

a state of perplexity or uncertainty, esp. as to what to do; dilemma.

 
While I have seen first-hand the difficulties created by the inflation and subsequent bursting of the housing bubble, I think it is fascinating to sit back and watch as the very people and institutions which caused this mess [...]