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Decades of Saddam’s rule made what could have been a fairly rich country, due to its oil reserves, into a very poor one.
Chris Kyle
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Chris Kyle
Age: 38 †
Born: 1974
Born: April 8
Died: 2013
Died: February 2
Autobiographer
Businessperson
Navy Sailor
Sniper
Odessa
Texas
Christopher Scott Kyle
Christopher Kyle
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