It's pretty much always the case for 99% of the troops/employees involved in the operation Now for the top 1%, the owners, the share holders, yes it's for the money, but also for more money, ie, futur control/monopoly over mines in that particular instance, because it's better like that, we're talking maximization of profit Share holders have a more long term/strategic vision than most employees, who in the end are only mercenaries in this game And then share holders can hold multiple shares across many companies, and it's still the same game We're playing world monopoly/domination And the end game is a monopoly on life, from craddle to grave, from water to air, everything "There can be only one"