Here's what Assange had to say about the Afghan war in 2011:
"The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite. The goal is an endless war, not a successful war"
"The goal is to use Afghanistan to wash money out of the tax bases of the US and Europe through Afghanistan and back into the hands of a transnational security elite. The goal is an endless war, not a successful war"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IGU_7alJ80
How likely is it that he was completely wrong about that, and this wasn't a motivation for any of the key decision makers?