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Talk:Operation Fast and Furious (view source)
Revision as of 18:16, July 13, 2012
, 18:16, July 13, 2012→Purpose of operation: for a sting? Says who?
You have to say what their purpose was, or else the article would be misleading or even biased. You can't say they simply gave guns to criminals, unless we have a source having that POV. Even then, we'd have to attribute that viewpoint to the source. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:27, 1 September 2011 (EDT)
You have to say what their purpose was, or else the article would be misleading or even biased. You can't say they simply gave guns to criminals, unless we have a source having that POV. Even then, we'd have to attribute that viewpoint to the source. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 10:27, 1 September 2011 (EDT)
* in the hopes of tracing these weapons to catch smugglers in a sort of "sting" operation
We say this in the intro, but it's not mentioned in the body. Nor is there a reference. I think we should take it out, unless some contributor thinks that was the real reason ... or unless we can find a quote from the Democrats and/or the White House giving this as the reason. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 14:16, 13 July 2012 (EDT)
== Operation Wide Receiver ==
== Operation Wide Receiver ==
It should also be noted that Fast and Furious was not the first of its kind. Operation: Wide Receiver (2006-07) was the first ATF gunwalking probe into Mexican drug cartels and was also a horrible failure, resulting in no arrests or indictments until 3 years later (2010), when only 5 people ended up being arrested and incarcerated.
It should also be noted that Fast and Furious was not the first of its kind. Operation: Wide Receiver (2006-07) was the first ATF gunwalking probe into Mexican drug cartels and was also a horrible failure, resulting in no arrests or indictments until 3 years later (2010), when only 5 people ended up being arrested and incarcerated.