Brennan promised that the United States will keep up the pressure on terrorist havens worldwide, including those near the Afghan-Pakistani border.
VOA: standard.2009.08.06
"I congratulate him for that, and we need to keep up the pressure on them."
VOA: standard.2009.06.23
Pakistan has shut its border, which will temporarily hurt NATO's supply chain to Afghanistan, but the country continues to rely on billions of dollars in military and civilian aid from the U.S. Washington, likewise, needs Pakistan to keepuppressure on Taliban militants in the tribal region, and as a supply route.