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Chris Smith: Their whole economy--and until last year it was the fastest growing place in the world economically--depends on the…

On the recordSeptember 9, 2014
Their whole economy--and until last year it was the fastest growing place in the world economically--depends on the security.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith discusses the economic stability of Kurdistan being reliant on security.

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