O’s ‘Real’ secret

NY Post ^ | June 21, 2012 | RICH LOWRY

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That link was very helpful, thanks.

[unique1]

Now, that’s some interest insight, thanks!

I’m still a little confused relating to the purpose of the entire program under both Administration - since they knew when straw buyers were buying guns here, why not simply not sell the guns at that point? I suppose catching those in the gun running business is important, but if there is no access to guns from straw buyers there would be no gun running to Mexico,

Now, not tracking guns sold by the Obama Administration must have had an entire different purpose and goal. How that was thought of as helpful to America is the huge question.

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which allowed guns purchased from US shops to fall into the hands of Mexican drug gangs on the theory that

They didn't "allow" them to "fall into the hands of Mexican drug gangs." They deliberately placed them there. And then they deliberately refused to follow or to interdict them.

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David Burge ‏@iowahawkblog

Obama's Latino outreach: confiscate forks from Hispanics in Florida, give machine guns to Hispanics in Mexico

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I’m still a little confused relating to the purpose of the entire program under both Administration - since they knew when straw buyers were buying guns here, why not simply not sell the guns at that point? I suppose catching those in the gun running business is important, but if there is no access to guns from straw buyers there would be no gun running to Mexico.

Well if you think there’s no shortage of straw buyers, the only way to interdict the gunrunning would be to track the middleman between the buyer and the end user. That’s what Bush’s program assayed to do, and it failed.

Now, not tracking guns sold by the Obama Administration must have had an entire different purpose and goal. How that was thought of as helpful to America is the huge question.

What do you mean by “America?” If you mean "the middle class,” Obama has shown no interest at all in promoting “America’s” welfare.