Canadian sniper 'kills IS militant 2 miles away' in Afghanistan. It's reported bullet took 10 seconds to hit target https://t.co/UXzb0g9kEw http://pic.twitter.com/G7vvL5B6kI— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 22, 2017
Washington Post: How Canada’s small military produced deadly, record-breaking snipers
Canada is not known, at least not in popular culture, for its military might. Fewer than 70,000 active soldiers serve in the country’s armed forces, whose size and strength have been mocked over the years by American and Canadian commentators alike. The United States, by comparison, has about half a million active soldiers in the Army alone, and hundreds of thousands more across the other branches. By American standards, Canada’s roughly $20 billion defense budget is minuscule.
But don’t let those numbers fool you.
Despite its small size, Canada is known for producing well-trained, highly skilled soldiers, who have long fought alongside American and British counterparts in major world conflicts, including the current fight against Islamic State militants.
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WNU Editor: Just a correction in the above BBC tweet. The Canadian sniper killed he ISIS militant in Iraq not Afghanistan.
