EMN Senior Fellow Matthew Hoh discussed the US military empire and why it remains addicted to war on Activist Radio.

By the time US troops have been reduced in number in Afghanistan in 2013, there’s twice as many contractors as there are troops.

By the time the last American troops leave Afghanistan in 2021, there are almost ten times as many contractors as there are American soldiers.

What that translates into…is that means there is a lot less media coverage. 

Listen to the episode here.