Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan has apologized to Canadian, American and Afghan troops that he served with in Afghanistan for claiming that he was the “architect” of Canada’s most famous and bloodiest combat operation of that war.
The minister made the claim in a speech last week in India.
Not just last week.
Sajjan made false claim he was “architect of OP MEDUSA” as early as July 2015. Video here: https://t.co/scSifzQmkA #cdnpoli
— David Akin (@davidakin) April 28, 2017
Who does he think he is – Minister of Democratic Institutions?
h/t Antenor
On further reflection, the Minister should resign and we need to hear the PM accept his resignation. It’s just not acceptable no matter how you slice and dice it.
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Yes indeed, to the Liberal “Progressives” it’s not culture unless your mutilating yourself with hooks, cutting off someone’s genitals, or tearing the beating heart out of other people with an obsidian knife.
“If you like your culture, you damn well should keep your culture” – Progressive Canada
Well not anyone with a European especially Christian culture of course. That’s why we vote to replace even secularism with Islam.
https://www.thestar.com/news/queenspark/2017/03/23/muslim-prayers-in-schools-get-provincial-endorsement-following-intense-meeting.html
………Verses……..
“No place for the Lord’s Prayer in public institutions”
https://www.thestar.com/opinion/commentary/2015/04/20/no-place-for-the-lords-prayer-in-public-institutions.html
I have no religious bone in the fight, just tax dollars and a sense of self-preservation from the Liberal Left:
He is head of the Ministry of Silly Hats.
I don’t or won’t prescribe what punishment Sajan should or shouldn’t be subject to except those that are prescribed by the laws and regulations he took an oath to observe and defend.
But the facts are as follows:
-His comments where promulgated on a government website. Which as a minister of the crown is supposed to be the same as speaks for the crown.
-His comments took credit for military action which he did not preform. Which is by attribution nullifies the actions of those that actually did.
-The fact that these comments got released as official government communications means the government also takes responsibility for them.
Apparently he was with Canadian Forces in the Kosovo mess. We may need to look back and see if he single handily had a plan to drive the Serbs out.
He is a light Col in the reserve so probably not the best choice to be leader of our military.
I see him as just another JV diversity seat filler as are all Zoolanders cabinet stiffs.
Stolen Valour is serious bidness and he should absolutely resign.
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“Say what you will about @MarcGarneau,
at least he’s never taken credit for the
moon landings.”
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“…how does he command the respect for our forces? …”
You mean respect of our forces? Defence ministers don’t have that. From time to time person appointed to that ministry is someone who had some experience in the service, but those still serving know that the person in that post, whether civilian or ex-military always got there by first turning into a politician.
According to the liberal Tarana Star it’s not the first time he peddled that story? The American media has picked up the story but MSM in Canada are blocking it. Wonder how many veterans will be cancelling their subscriptions to liberal media by mid-week.
1. Regarding MNDs comments from the documentary: His appreciation of the situation in 2006 was absolutely correct. The level of local corruption throughout Kandahar Province completely undermined local’s faith that the coalition would help to improve things. The Taliban certainly saw an opportunity and ran with it. Read also Gen Fraser’s letter to the Vancouver Chief of Police – recently posted in NP.
2. Regarding MNDs comments in India. What happens when you become a politician, he can blame only himself.
1. Regarding MNDs comments from the documentary: His appreciation of the situation in 2006 was absolutely correct. The level of local corruption throughout Kandahar Province completely undermined local’s faith that the coalition would help to improve things. The Taliban certainly saw an opportunity and ran with it. Read also Gen Fraser’s letter to the Vancouver Chief of Police – recently posted in NP.
2. Regarding MNDs comments in India. What happens when you become a politician, he can blame only himself.
1. Regarding MNDs comments from the documentary: His appreciation of the situation in 2006 was absolutely correct. The level of local corruption throughout Kandahar Province completely undermined local’s faith that the coalition would help to improve things. The Taliban certainly saw an opportunity and ran with it. Read also Gen Fraser’s letter to the Vancouver Chief of Police – recently posted in NP.
2. Regarding MNDs comments in India. What happens when you become a politician, he can blame only himself.
Even if his opinions about Op Medusa were correct, it is disloyal and unprofessional to express those beliefs to the media.
He should have left it at bringing this up with his superiors, speaking out is not his purview, he should have kept his mouth shut in front of the media.
That’s my argument against his poor judgment. The validity of what he publicly stated is therefore irrelevant imho.
Harj Sajaan 2006, Soldier: asbolutely correct in his appreciation of the situation. Please read Comd RC South letter of Recommendation to Vancouver Chief of Police
Harj Sajaan 2015/2017, Politician: Elected office makes you say stupid things.
Well that was weird, each post returned a Captcha error – but posted anyway. Apologies for the multiple entries.