Why the United States Won’t Need Troops in Afghanistan After
2014  U.S. soldiers returning from Afghanistan       With
respect to the first, the United States can successfully contain
terrorist networks without massive troop presence in Af-Pak. In
the face of drastic sequestration cuts in the upcoming fiscal
years, it makes sense to work with whosoever will rule
Afghanistan while adopting selective targeting of America’s
adversaries. Thus, in addition to unilaterally employing SOF
(Special Operations Forces) commandos and UAVs (Unmanned Aerial
Vehicles) to track and kill terrorists, the United States can,
assuming that the Taliban returns to power, establish a good
rapport with the Taliban regime by “limiting Pakistani influence
in Afghanistan.”    Jeong Lee is a freelance international
security blogger living in Pusan, South Korea. He is also a
Contributing Analyst for Wikistrat’s Asia-Pacific Desk and a
member of the Center for International Maritime Security
(CIMSEC). In addition to his regular contributio