30 May 2006
The New York Times
Sara J. Welch
Three years ago, Christopher Exline, a Dallas businessman, decided to open a branch of his furniture-rental company in Baghdad after he saw all the looting there on TV.
''I witnessed all of these liberated Iraqis embarking on their own redecorating schemes by looting the palace and office buildings,'' said Mr. Exline, who is chief executive officer of Home Essentials, which leases furniture to employees of government agencies and private companies in Iraq. ''I realized that any good furniture that did exist was now gone.''
Since then, Mr. Exline has expanded his company into Kabul, Afghanistan, and recently decided to open a showroom in Tripoli, Libya. ''I don't perceive this as risky,'' he said. ''Entrepreneurs define risk differently than other people.''
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The New York Times
Sara J. Welch
Three years ago, Christopher Exline, a Dallas businessman, decided to open a branch of his furniture-rental company in Baghdad after he saw all the looting there on TV.
''I witnessed all of these liberated Iraqis embarking on their own redecorating schemes by looting the palace and office buildings,'' said Mr. Exline, who is chief executive officer of Home Essentials, which leases furniture to employees of government agencies and private companies in Iraq. ''I realized that any good furniture that did exist was now gone.''
Since then, Mr. Exline has expanded his company into Kabul, Afghanistan, and recently decided to open a showroom in Tripoli, Libya. ''I don't perceive this as risky,'' he said. ''Entrepreneurs define risk differently than other people.''
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