If we decide that we are unwilling to make that commitment, that we are unwilling to make that investment in the long-term post-conflict stability of the country, we will, I think, with high probability, get an opportunity to run the social science experiment and see what happens if Afghanistan collapses and if Pakistan is then affected.
Lugar emphasizes the risks of not investing in Afghanistan's stability.
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