re fbi director s statement on waco standoff ndallen r node hub org nigel allen writes fbi director s statement on waco standoff i had hoped to be making a very different statement this evening after very careful planning and extensive preparation we all thought that today s efforts by the fbi to bring the branch davidians out of their compound would result in the peaceful resolution of the stand off or at least meaningful negotiation instead we are faced with devastation and death however i have no question that our plan was correct and was conducted with extreme professionalism and care i applaud the restraint shown by agents in the face of life threatening gunfire and i thank them for risking their lives to try to end this peacefully i have only the greatest admiration for the courage and professionalism of all involved i have no question that our plan was correct months to get ready unlimited funds knowledge of a threatened mass suicide by fire and no fire trucks on hand this is extreme professionalism and care i can understand the first screwed up raid by the batf they underestimated the opposition which happens but not this one the fbi had their first team in place massive resources ample time for planning and bringing up any specialized equipment or people necessary they still botched it the fbi director and the fbi sac in overall charge should resign or be fired for incompetence i don t blame reno or clinton they gave the fbi clear orders don t go in unless you can do it without casualties if you can t do that wait it out those were reasonable orders the fbi said they could pull off a tactical solution and they couldn t john nagle
