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Collins fires back at Platner’s Iraq war criticism: ‘He was not drafted’
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) responded to Graham Platner's criticism regarding her past support for U.S. military intervention in Iraq. Platner, a Marine veteran and oyster farmer, accused Collins of voting to send him to Iraq, prompting her rebuttal that he was not drafted.
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