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12-23-2011, 09:10 AM
marlin
Houston, TX
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Much is said about the "gun-running" beginning during the GW Bush years. Moderate media has Fast & Furious being a continuation of that earlier fiasco. What is comical about the MSM media's reporting is their inability to make a distinction which is obvious to anyone who pays attention. The Bush-era program tracked the guns and when some got away from them, the program was called to a halt. In contrast, Fast & Furious avoided tracking the guns, deliberately losing them, and concentrated on the "straw purchasers." The left of center press makes the linkage between two different programs for obvious reasons. Why the moderate or unaligned press and even right wing politicians ignore the distinction must certainly be a sign of intellectual deficiency.
12-24-2011, 07:42 AM
Zach F
Denton, TX
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Seems like both programs were stopped once it was noticed that guns were turning up missing.
01-06-2012, 06:20 PM
marlin
Houston, TX
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There's a distinct difference. The original version had the ATF attempting to track the guns. When it was discovered they had lost track of some of them, they halted the program altogether.
In Fast and Furious, the game plan was to track the straw purchasers and ATF agents were ordered NOT to track the guns. That was such a stupid plan, one has to wonder if the goal wasn't to make sure the guns went to Mexico. What kind of a fool would make a choice like that if he didn't want to run guns to Mexico? The real question is not "what happened?" but at what level did the fool who came up with that plan rank. This is so bad the administration needs to protect itself by finding out where this program originated and prosecuting the guy or at least firing him.
01-06-2012, 06:22 PM
marlin
Houston, TX
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Even worse for the ATF is the fact that the Fast and Furious halt came only after ATF agents blew the whistle and revealed what had going on and what the result was. The administration's flanks are exposed and they need to do more than try to cover it up with a most screen.
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