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==Scale of the operation and violence==
==Scale of the operation and violence==
The ATF named their operation Fast and Furious. Congressional Democrats claimed it was an [[Obama administration]] recreation of a defunct Bush-era program known as "Gunwalker."<ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-definitive-scandal-gunwalker-much-worse-than-iran-contra/ The Definitive Scandal: ‘Gunwalker’ Much Worse Than ‘Iran-Contra’], ''Pajamas Media'', July 8, 2011.</ref> However, the Bush administration's program allowed a few sales in a reverse sting operation and nothing on the scale of an inter-agency, cross-border joint strike force with additional funding. There is evidence the Obama administration operated the program in several border states, however Congressional investigators were unable to pierce the Obama administration's layers of secrecy outside Arizona.
The ATF named their operation Fast and Furious. Congressional Democrats claimed it was an [[Obama administration]] recreation of a defunct Bush-era program known as "Gunwalker."<ref>[http://pajamasmedia.com/blog/the-definitive-scandal-gunwalker-much-worse-than-iran-contra/ The Definitive Scandal: ‘Gunwalker’ Much Worse Than ‘Iran-Contra’], ''Pajamas Media'', July 8, 2011.</ref> However, the Bush administration's program allowed a few sales in a reverse sting operation and nothing on the scale of an inter-agency, cross-border joint strike force with multi-million dollar funding. There is evidence the Obama administration operated the program in several border states, however Congressional investigators were unable to pierce the Obama administration's layers of secrecy outside Arizona.
On January 31, 2010, in '''Villas de Salvárcar massacre''', Juárez, Mexico,<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211289/Operation-Fast-Furious-Guns-failed-gun-program-used-2010-Mexico-massacre.html</ref> a birthday party attended by high school students was intruded upon by a group of 20 La Línea drug cartel hitmen. 15 teenage boys and girls were killed and 12 received injuries.<ref>Reyes, Gerardo and Santiago Wills. "[https://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/fast-furious-scandal-details-emerge-us-government-armed/story?id=17352694#.UGmiKqpfr4- Fast and Furious Scandal: New Details Emerge on How the U.S. Government Armed Mexican Drug Cartels]." ''[[ABC News]]''. September 30, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/835001.2010-ocurre-en-juarez-la-masacre-de-salvarcar-15-jovenes-fueron-asesinados.html 2010: Ocurre en Juárez la 'Masacre de Salvárcar'; 15 jóvenes fueron asesinados]." ''El Siglo de Torreón''. Thursday January 31, 2013. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> The brutality of the crime outraged people both in and outside Mexico.<ref>Martínez-Cabrera, Alejandro. "[http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_20185715/villas-de-salvarcar-massacre-suspect-tortured-by-mexican-army Official: Villas de Salvarcar massacre suspect tortured by Mexican army]." ''El Paso Times''. March 16, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> The weapons used came from President Obama's Fast and Furious program.
On January 31, 2010, in '''Villas de Salvárcar massacre''', Juárez, Mexico,<ref>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2211289/Operation-Fast-Furious-Guns-failed-gun-program-used-2010-Mexico-massacre.html</ref> a birthday party attended by high school students was intruded upon by a group of 20 La Línea drug cartel hitmen. 15 teenage boys and girls were killed and 12 received injuries.<ref>Reyes, Gerardo and Santiago Wills. "[https://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/fast-furious-scandal-details-emerge-us-government-armed/story?id=17352694#.UGmiKqpfr4- Fast and Furious Scandal: New Details Emerge on How the U.S. Government Armed Mexican Drug Cartels]." ''[[ABC News]]''. September 30, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref><ref>"[http://www.elsiglodetorreon.com.mx/noticia/835001.2010-ocurre-en-juarez-la-masacre-de-salvarcar-15-jovenes-fueron-asesinados.html 2010: Ocurre en Juárez la 'Masacre de Salvárcar'; 15 jóvenes fueron asesinados]." ''El Siglo de Torreón''. Thursday January 31, 2013. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> The brutality of the crime outraged people both in and outside Mexico.<ref>Martínez-Cabrera, Alejandro. "[http://www.elpasotimes.com/ci_20185715/villas-de-salvarcar-massacre-suspect-tortured-by-mexican-army Official: Villas de Salvarcar massacre suspect tortured by Mexican army]." ''El Paso Times''. March 16, 2012. Retrieved on October 6, 2014.</ref> The weapons used came from President Obama's Fast and Furious program.