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Tom Carper: “When ISIS was rolling through Iraq, like Sherman through Georgia, they were robbing banks, taking over oil fields, and…”

On the recordSeptember 26, 2016
When ISIS was rolling through Iraq, like Sherman through Georgia, they were robbing banks, taking over oil fields, and really building quite a financial presence--quite a treasury.
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Tom Carper
Democratic · Delaware

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Describes ISIS's financial operations during their advance in Iraq.

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