If you listen to the interview, his proposal was actually to have 2000 Special Forces and I think 6000 private contractors.
“his proposal was actually to have 2000 Special Forces and ...private contractors.”
It makes sense. You have so much combat power (MOABs, gunships, B52s) that the military can bring to bear, along with the Intelligence capabilities of the Nation.
Contractors can have very low footprints and logistics tails. They also can bring a very different long term memory, and a better ability to tie incentives to results.