look at this American threat to Pakistan: if you don't crush protests against the US, aid will be cut off. And you dare to criticize Russian policies in the Ukraine?? How dare you

"Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Pakistani leaders Monday that if they don’t resolve protests that have stalled some military shipments across the border with Afghanistan, it could be difficult to maintain political support in Washington for an aid program under which billions of dollars have been sent to Islamabad, defense officials said."  My favorite word here is "resolve": a euphemism for crush and burn.