This article is a "critique of fusion as an energy source", not a critique of ITER as a research project. Part of its complaint is about the marketing behind ITER, including the "misguided motto" and misleading information about the ITER power balance.
It brings up some of the same benefits you did. "[ITER's] most favorable legacy is that, like the International Space Station, it will have set an impressive example of decades-long international cooperation among nations both friendly and semi-hostile." and "A second invaluable role of ITER will be its definitive influence on energy-supply planning."
It brings up some of the same benefits you did. "[ITER's] most favorable legacy is that, like the International Space Station, it will have set an impressive example of decades-long international cooperation among nations both friendly and semi-hostile." and "A second invaluable role of ITER will be its definitive influence on energy-supply planning."