And before the military attack on the Branch Davidians and their children, Hillary Clinton flew to Austin to confer with then Gov. Ann Richards. The Clintons were sick of the 54 day stand-off in Waco and wanted to end it.
I’d like someone to file a FOIA to see if there is a record of what Hillary Clinton told Gov. Richards. I think it’s a safe bet that she gave the governor a heads-up that the military would be coming in to end it, with Janet Reno’s blessing, and Gov. Richards had to provide the fig leaf of requesting help from Ft. Hood. Hillary doesn’t seem to brag about this episode in her resume of how she handled various crises as First Lady.
Because the women were taking care of it, Billy Jeff could hide behind Reno’s ample skirt after the inferno that cremated 22 Texas children.
Strangely, there was scarcely a peep from the American people after this atrocity...far less that the wailing about rights of the children at the FLDS compound at Eldorado, who are in a much safer situation than the Davidian children were.
RE: Branch Davidians VS. Current situation in Eldorado...
Maybe some of us American people learned our lesson after Waco.
It was widely discussed on FR and other right wing sites. It was discussed on left wing sites too. While some were indifferent many felt it was a terrible wrong.
And of course lets not forget the most horrible and infamous response to this: the Murrah Federal Building bombing was undertaken by Tim McVeigh and his accomplices to get even for Waco. It happened on the same day.