Posted on 01/24/2009 4:19:53 PM PST by LibWhacker
But she was the reason it went up in flames and everyone died. She had to make progress in order to bolster her career and Clinton couldn’t be bothered with Waco anymore...he had interns to attend to.
The reports are clear on this fiasco and Clinton and Reno are deep in the blame of it all.
Reno was in charge from the beginning until the pitiful end.
Big problem in the US; we no longer hold people accountable for the offices they administer, companies they run or the public they are said to serve. Even if Reno did not sign the original arrest warrant (I believe she was briefed from the beginning) it was her responsibility.
Its clear why some stayed in the building, as those that did voluntarily leave the compound were immediately arrested and frog-marched in chains to the county jail in front of live television cameras for everyone to see before all being charged with the murder of federal agents.
They were pleading to speak with the media and hanging signs out of the window saying, "WE WANT THE PRESS".
They knew the government was railroading them and wanted to make their case clear to the world before negotiating a surrender. Considering they were the victims of psychological warfare, including blasting music day and night, shining spotlights in the windows, and firing on the compound, I can forgive the BDs for possibly having not acted with the most germane judgement.
However, the government's actions were not in any sense justifiable. Yet the urban myth that they were some sort of Heaven's Gate or Jim Jones cult persists, at least to some ignoramuses around here.
That’s a bunch of conspiracy crap. Those people could have walked out at any time. They chose to stay in a fire trap. It was just a matter of time.
Everything I state is factual. Feel free to point out one thing I said that was inaccurate.
It was just a matter of time.
You mean they should have know the FBI/ATF were going to incinerate them? Maybe you're right. They certainly gave plenty of hints.
They were going to be incinerated anyway according to you. They should have surrendered.
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