re batf fbi revenge in article c se e coy boi hp com dianem boi hp com diane mathews writes ahem see the war on drugs as sponsored by the bush and reagan administrations the precedent had well been set for federal agencies to step on more than a few of what people consider rights i won t make excuses for anyone but most of the damage had been done before clinton even entered the race in not to mention last year s weaver affair anyway here s how i see the waco affair i d be interested in other peoples interpretations koresh and his people were basically minding their own business some weapons violations may have been committed and i wouldn t have disapproved of prosecuting him for those violations however i think the batf was criminal for starting negotiations with a military style assault and for firing into a house where there were children and other noncombatants i don t see they couldn t just leave a token guard on the place and wait the bds out i don t approve of the tear gas approach and if it caused the fire to be started i think the fbi agent responsible should spend years in jail however if koresh s response to the tear gas was to kill everyone there i hold him largely responsible for their deaths don
