Richard Durbin actually said...

the 'resource curse' affects [the United States] as well as producing countries. It exacerbates global poverty, which can be a seedbed for terrorism, it empowers autocrats and dictators, and it can crimp world petroleum supplies by breeding instability.

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Durbin highlights the negative impacts of resource mismanagement on global stability and security.

07/21/2014

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