Reply #8: And when you get down to motives for these operations, how 'bout this: [View All]

"In another email, Burke wrote, 'By the way, what is so offensive about this whole project' of response 'is that Grassley's staff, acting as willing stooges for the Gun Lobby, have attempted to distract from the incredible success in dismantling' Southwest Border 'gun trafficking operations' and 'not uttering one word of rightful praise and thanks to ATF — but, instead, lobbing this reckless despicable accusation that ATF is complicit in the murder of a fellow federal law enforcement officer.'"

Ah, yes. The ol' "gun lobby." They prevented the BATF from "dismantling" what the BATF was bloating up with its arms smuggling. And how would they have dismantled anyway? By restricting gun-dealer operations in thousands of gun shops? That was certainly a goal in the executive decision-making process (by-passing Congress), and is betrayed by the language "gun lobby."

We know have a crippled attorney general, failed gun-running operations with no clear reasons/rationales, no evidence of "success," an attempt to restrict sales by fiat, and continued stone-walling. Not only are BATF and the A.G.'s offices discredited, but politically tone-deaf.