Platner and Collins feud over his ‘decision to serve’ in Iraq War: ‘Slap in the face’
Graham Platner criticized Senator Susan Collins for her comments regarding his decision to serve in the Iraq War. He argued that her past votes contributed to the war and called her remarks disrespectful to service members' families. The exchange highlights the growing tension as Platner gains support in the upcoming Senate primary in Maine.
- ▪Graham Platner is the leading Democrat in the Maine Senate race and has criticized Senator Susan Collins for her comments about his military service.
- ▪Collins stated that serving in the Iraq War was Platner's decision, while he argued that her votes sent many young people to fight in the war.
- ▪Platner called Collins' remarks a 'slap in the face' to families of service members and emphasized that there hasn't been a draft in over 50 years.
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Graham Platner, the leading Democrat for the Senate race in Maine, fired back at Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) on Thursday after she said it was solely his decision to serve in the Iraq War. Platner said Collins sent him to fight in the war through her past votes, and she denied the implication. Recommended Stories AIPAC spending and antisemitism emerge as focal point in Michigan Democratic primary debate Talarico embraces Paxton’s ‘Talafreako’ taunt with new merch line Trump proves he’s a ‘kingmaker’ and ‘career ender’: Joe Concha “He not only enlisted twice after the war was started, but he also went to work for a security company, a controversial one named Blackwater, after his term in the service was over,” Collins told the Maine Wire.
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