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Originally Posted by mikey_the_redneck
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/...t-and-furious/
Evidence suggests American agencies are purposely arming the Sinaloa cartel to act as a counter-balance to the Los Zetas.
"In an effort to prevent a Los Zetas takeover, Uncle Sam has gotten into bed with the rival Sinaloa cartel, which has close ties to the Mexican military. Recent court filings by former Sinaloa cartel member Jesus Vicente Zambada Niebla, currently in U.S. custody, reveal that the United States allowed the Sinaloas to fly a 747 cargo plane packed with cocaine into American airspace - unmolested."
"The CIA made sure the trade wasn’t one-way. It persuaded the ATF to create Operation Fast and Furious - a “no strings attached” variation of the agency’s previous firearms sting. By design, the ATF operation armed the Mexican government’s preferred cartel on the street level near the American border, where the Zetas are most active."
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The reason why I would doubt that the CIA was the source is that the guns provided weren't any better than the cartel could get from other sources. They weren't even fully automatic. Columbia can provide fully automatic AK47s for whoever is willing to pay.
The Fast and Furious operation began shortly after Obama was elected and at a time when he was trying to sell the American public that the gun problem in Mexico were caused be American guns. Unfortunately the evidence didn't back up the accusation. Showing an increase in American guns being used in across the border crime would achieve two objectives. It would give traction to any new gun laws as well as provide an escape goat for his failed border/immigration policy: Someone points out immigration crime- Obama points to American guns as the problem.
What is silly is that they could even pretend this operation was to track the guns to the buyers in Mexico. If they were going to do that they would need the cooperation of the Mexican government. Mexico knew nothing about this and are pretty upset about the whole thing.