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Chris Smith: I don't think that should give them an enhanced ranking, I mean that was so egregious that they were backing M23 that it…

On the recordMay 19, 2015
I don't think that should give them an enhanced ranking, I mean that was so egregious that they were backing M23 that it defies that they got away with it for as long as they did.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Smith criticizes Rwanda's past support for M23 and its implications for rankings.

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