"War on Mexico": Republicans ramp up calls for military action as they blast Democrats as warmongers ( www.salon.com )

Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Wednesday that the Democrats are going to drag the country into a full-scale war to “unite the country behind Biden.” The Republican said it would “be horrific” and would infuriate the country “but make no mistake, they want war.” Donald Trump was so pleased he actually re-posted her comment on his own social media platform Truth Social.

Greene trying to portray herself as some sort of peacenik is possibly even more hilarious than Trump doing it. They both like to position themselves as “anti-war” by calling Joe Biden a warmonger for supporting Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s invasion. They claim to be “America First,” or at the very least “non-interventionist,” as if they just want to give peace a chance but they don’t seem to realize that just doesn’t scan as their faux pacifism is belied by their extreme bellicosity. Take for example this declaration from Greene just a few months ago:

As you can see, they’ve actually introduced legislation to “declare war” on the Mexican cartels. Trump is echoing this in his presidential campaign:

I will order the Department of Defense to make appropriate use of special forces, cyber warfare, and other overt and covert actions to inflict maximum damage on cartel leadership, infrastructure and operations.