We know the islamists and socialists are working together in the middle east and Obama is, at the very least, making sure nobody gets in their way by calling it a democracy movement.
I doubt anyone south of the border needs arms as they are readily available.
What if Al Qaeda terrorists used US firearms to conduct another Beslan or Mumbai attack inside the US where the terrorists get killed, but their weapons are left behind and traced back to US firearm dealers.
The dealers would claim the BATFE forced those sales to straw buyers. The straw buyers would be arrested and say that they sold the firearms at a gun show, opening the door for new gun laws.
Terrorist attacks with American weapons. Look at the panic caused by the DC snipers. This country would be paralyzed. Every left wing freak would be screaming for the govt to do something about all the guns, and I don't have a doubt Zippo would try.
The Mexican drug cartels don't need American weapons.
They may be using the cartels to get the weapons to the terrorist because they have the people to do it and if they get caught, which they have, then it's just dope dealers getting weapons not terrorist getting weapons.
The ATF clearly aren't the brightest bulbs in the lamp, but nobody is so incompetent they would think they could track weapons once they crossed the border, especially without the cooperation of the Mexican govt.
The selling of guns to cartels for gun control story just doesn't add up. I really don't know how to explain it, but to me it's just too convenient. It sound like a story created because that is what people want to believe.