From Raw Story
Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) lashed out at her Democratic opponent Graham Platner's military service, in a video posted Thursday night by the right-wing Maine Wire — in particular responding to Platner's remarks that she "sent him" to Iraq.
"First of all, 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 of service was over," said Collins, during a campaign stop at a fire station in Auburn. "So I respect anyone who steps forward to serve their country, but the fact is that it was Platner's decision to serve. He was not drafted."
This statement did not go over well with political observers on social media, particularly from veterans.
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"Susan Collins takes no responsibility for her votes and their terrible consequences," wrote former White House staffer Ben Rhodes.
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"This is a great answer — as long as you ignore that Collins voted for the war, repeatedly voted to keep funding the war & the deployment of soldiers, and then voted against a timetable for ending the war & letting troops come home," wrote editor and former Bernie Sanders political speechwriter David Sirota.