From what I understand, this is correct. The stated "goal" of catching certain people was actually accomplished in a very short time. Some of these people were released for no reason, and the operation went on much longer - causing many deaths.
exactly...they wanted to create chaos in Mexico that would lead to more gun control here.
"DailyCaller.com reports: "Emails from inside the Department of Justice appear to indicate Obama administration officials were plotting to use the consequences of Operation Fast and Furious to further a gun-control agenda. Sharyl Attkisson of CBS News reported Wednesday that the emails show agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) discussing how they would use Fast and Furious to 'argue for controversial new rules about gun sales.'"