{"id":1434,"date":"2026-05-28T21:35:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1434"},"modified":"2026-05-28T21:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T21:35:09","slug":"collins-responds-to-platner-saying-that-she-voted-to-send-me-to-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=1434","title":{"rendered":"Collins responds to Platner saying that she \u2018voted to send me to Iraq\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Senator Susan Collins responded to Graham Platner for saying the Maine Republican \u201cvoted to send me to Iraq,\u201d telling reporters, \u201cthat was Platner\u2019s decision to serve.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cHe not only enlisted twice after the war was started, but he also went to work at a security company … after his term in the service was over,\u201d Collins said of Platner, the Democrat whom she will face on the ballot forUS Senate this fall. <\/span><\/p>\n

The six-term senator was responding to a comment Platner made in a wide-ranging interview with the New York Times published earlier this month. The oyster farmer and progressive first-time candidate served eight years in the military, including combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan. Platner has said he opposes the Trump administration\u2019s war against Iran and told the Times he has a complicated relationship with his years of service.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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During the interview, Platner also pointed a finger at Collins, saying she \u201cvoted to send me to Iraq.\u201d Collins voted in support of the 2002 Iraq War resolution during her first term under President George W.Bush, in response to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Platner enlisted into the Marine Corps in 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

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