I think it would be a serious blow to the alliance, quite obviously, and you can be sure that the alliance members aren't hoping that this would happen at all. As has happened in the past for as far back as you want to go in the alliance history, the members of the alliance have not let that sort of thing happen. And given the situation where we're almost there and this thing is going to fall apart, it's a point in the process typically and historically where the alliance members have coughed up, and I fully suspect that the ongoing discussions, the next ministerial meetings, will certainly make that point in spades. I can't quite see any member of the alliance reneging on what would ultimately be necessary for final resolution of the problem, because it is in the interest of every single member of the alliance, not only in Afghanistan but in so many other parts of the world as a consequence of what might happen in Afghanistan, for them to own up to their responsibility and complete that missing 15% of contributions. It would be devastating, there's no doubt.
On September 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.