Gary Krasner
It’s the difference between a marshmallow and a Mellow Marsh.
The main Democrat talking point to defend Obama’s debacle — Fast & Furious — is to claim that had begun under Pres. Bush. But in fact, the program they’re referring to that was run during Bush’s administration was called “Wide Receiver”, and it had been discontinued over a year before Obama took office. But more egregious than that is that it’s a facile sound-bite that ignores the stark differences between “Wide Receiver” and “Fast & Furious”, and worse, supposed serious journalists and correspondents do not call Democrats to task for it.
Here are the differences in simplest terms:
- Wide Receiver (WR) was active from 2005 to 2007 (Oct.). Number of guns involved: 400
- Fast & Furious (F&F) was active from Fall 2009 – 2011. Number of guns involved: 2,000
GUN TRACKING METHODS:
Electronic tracking
WR — RFID trackers installed in guns.
F&F — No electronic tracking.
Surveillance
WR — Actively tracked by airborn surveillance.
F&F — No active surveillance of any kind.
Purchases
WR — Straw purchases recorded & surveilled.
F&F — No recording or surveillance of straw purchasers
Further Explanation: The local ATF field agents were ordered not to follow the straw purchasers. Federal agents were not allowed to interdict the guns and they even ran interference for the smugglers with local law enforcement on multiple occasions to make sure those guns made it across the border.
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Differences Between Bush’s ‘Wide Receiver’ Program and Obama’s ‘Fast & Furious’”