The tempest over his overstating his role in an operation in Afghanistan is a false scandal, writes Thomas Walkom. He has described himself as “the” architect of a 2006 Canadian-led mission against the Taliban during the Afghan War. And like many faux scandals, it obscures the real story — which in this case is that the 2006 mission in question, Operation Medusa, ultimately didn’t work. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan repeatedly apologized in Parliament on Monday for overstating his role in a 2006 battle in Afghanistan. Read more: Trudeau backs Sajjan after exaggerated combat claim from Afghanistan mission Technically, Operation Medusa was a success.

Source: thestar May 03, 2017 10:06 UTC