This is important: Putin Says Russia Will Continue Arms Sales to Syria
Roll Call @rollcall 2mPutin Says Russia Will Continue Arms Sales to Syria: Roll Call's Topic A: Defense http://roll.cl/17E3OLj
Russian President Vladimir Putin told reporters Russia will continue arms sales and aid Syria if the U.S. goes forward with a military strike, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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$15 billion last year. $5 billion from Syria. That's a third of their entire arms budget. Poor Russia is all upset it lost its $3.5 billion arms sale to Libya thanks to the revolution and another $13 billion due to sanctions against Iran.
Trying to be like their bigger sibbling the United States, and is pissy that the US ain't letting 'em. 
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