Collins fires back at Platner’s Iraq war criticism: ‘He was not drafted’
Collins says Platner chose to enlist after the Iraq war began and cites his Blackwater work as the race tightens ahead of Maine’s primary.
- Senator Susan Collins supported the 2002 Iraq War resolution and defended her military-related votes as logical responses to terrorism after 9/11.
- Graham Platner, a Marine Corps veteran who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, criticized Collins for voting to send troops to Iraq and for blocking a resolution requiring Congressional approval for continued military action.
- Collins voted twice to end the conflict with Iran after 60 days as required by the War Powers Act and rejected claims that the 60-day clock was paused by a ceasefire.
- Collins expressed respect for those who volunteer for the Armed Forces and emphasized that serving voluntarily is a personal choice.
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Exclusive: Platner: Collins ‘trying to offload her mistakes’
Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner isn’t backing down from his comments that GOP Sen. Susan Collins “sent me” to fight in Iraq, charging her with “trying to offload her mistakes” for pointing out that he chose to enlist.Platner told Semafor that he “did my best to stop” the war by protesting against it — for doing so, he was removed from an event with then-President George W. Bush.“The war came anyways, and I did feel a kind of deep …
Platner Says Collins Is ‘Trying to Offload Her Mistakes’
Maine U.S. Senate nominee Graham Platner (D) isn’t backing down from his comments that Sen. Susan Collins (R) “sent me” to fight in Iraq, charging her with “trying to offload her mistakes” for pointing out that he chose to enlist, Semafor reports.
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Portland Press HeraldSusan Collins and Graham Platner spar over Iraq War claims
The presumptive Democratic nominee has accused Maine's senior senator of sending him to fight in the war, but Collins noted Platner enlisted to fight after the conflict began.
Collins Celebrates Auburn Public Safety Building Groundbreaking, Rebukes Platner’s Claim She Sent Him to War
AUBURN, Maine — U.S. Sen. Susan Collins (R) joined Auburn officials and first responders Thursday for the groundbreaking of the city’s new public safety building, a project she said will strengthen emergency services and provide police and fire personnel with the modern facilities they need to serve the community. The new facility will replace one [...] The post Collins Celebrates Auburn Public Safety Building Groundbreaking, Rebukes Platner’s C…
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