Collins fires back at Platner’s Iraq war criticism: ‘He was not drafted’

Campaign Collins fires back at Platner’s Iraq war criticism: ‘He was not drafted’ Comments: by Sarah Davis - 05/28/26 7:13 PM ET Comments: Link copied by Sarah Davis - 05/28/26 7:13 PM ET Comments: Link copied NOW PLAYING Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) hit back on Thursday at a comment from the top Democratic challenger in Maine’s Senate race about her past support of U.S. military foreign intervention. Graham Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer, told The New York Times earlier this month that the incumbent senator “voted to send me to Iraq.” “The fact is, that was Platner’s decision to serve,” Collins told The Maine Wire on Thursday, adding, “He was not drafted.” Additionally, the GOP senator cited Platner’s decision to work for the security company Blackwater, which was…

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