The most rational explanation is that the administration was trading allowing US guns into Mexico in exchange for drug money smuggled into US political parties and campaigns.
‘No one has explained what putting 2,500 untraceable guns in the hands of Mexican drug dealers was supposed to accomplish’
The lefts explanation is that they would be able to trace the guns to the heirarchy in the cartels. This is total BS because for one, by what means would they be able to trace the guns. In addition it is the ‘foot soldiers’ of the cartel that carry out the killings not the leaders. The only explanation is that there would be some guns popping up in various crimes that would point back to their origin, the US. Thereby drumming up anti gun sentiment and the ‘need’ for more gun control. The ‘New World Order’ will be more difficult to accomplish with an armed citizenry.
That’s not a rational explanation at all. 2,500 weapons to the drug cartels are like a ream of copy paper to a company.
They have no need or desire to pay off any U.S. pols to obtain weapons, including full-auto machineguns, rocket launchers and grenades from non-U.S. sources.