[alancarp]

I have an honest question here: in all of the reporting going on on this site (more than anywhere else) about F&F, I’m still trying to come up with a reason why anybody would have gone out and deliberately launched such an operation.

The usual reason would be that somebody gets a big-time payoff... but even if that happened (and I expect it did), I would expect that the Mexi-cartels could have gotten their own weapons cheaper — from somewhere.

I just can’t think of any purpose — whether (lefty-)principled or nefarious — for doing this. Can anybody help me with an answer?

One thing crystal clear to me: since Justice department monies, personnel, and resources were spent on this, it’s really gotta go WAY high up in that food chain. If not, people would have fired a LONG time ago.

[ColdOne]

I’m still trying to come up with a reason why anybody would have gone out and deliberately launched such an operation. Gun control would have been the outcome. They have lost this fight and thought this would do the trick. My thoughts on it.

[cookcounty]

"One thing crystal clear to me: since Justice department monies, personnel, and resources were spent on this, it’s really gotta go WAY high up in that food chain. If not, people would have fired a LONG time ago."

There is no other way to explain DOJ's weird actions (or inactions).