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Chris Smith: “I think we have an opportunity here to capitalize on that changing tide that has happened on the ground and really come…”

On the recordJune 10, 2014
I think we have an opportunity here to capitalize on that changing tide that has happened on the ground and really come in with some fundamental development tools.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith emphasizes the need for development tools in response to Boko Haram's decline.

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