Re: As far as Waco was concerned . . .

D. Spires — 5/15/2002 9:19:20 AM (archived)

They were all going to die. There was no way around it. The fanatics had been given too much time. the strike-force should have arrived on the scene, scoped the site, and gone in. Dragging it out for weeks on end was what led to disaster.

The whole thing fell to a political power-game -- one with no winners.

Just another Jonestown,
Dan

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Carter set up? - Bowser - 5/14/2002 9:49:45 AM
- How about...Carrter is a loose cannon and did not get a factual briefing. - ebnelson - 5/14/2002 4:50:32 PM
  - Re: None of this matters . . . - D. Spires - 5/15/2002 1:23:50 PM
    - Agreed. - Bowser - 5/15/2002 5:06:46 PM
      - Re: As far as Waco was concerned . . . - D. Spires - 5/15/2002 9:19:20 AM
        
        Briefly. - Bowser - 5/15/2002 1:51:47 PM
    - While I do respect Carter in many ways - ebnelson - 5/15/2002 2:41:09 PM
      - Re: Sorry, Ed -- but . . . - D. spires - 5/15/2002 3:38:39 PM
        
        Yes, in that sense we are all ambassadors. - ebnelson - 5/15/2002 4:44:45 PM
        
        Re: Without 'formal charges', Ed . . . - D. Spires - 5/15/2002 8:59:18 AM
        
        I stand corrected, Dan. - ebnelson - 5/15/2002 9:20:39 AM
        
        Not really ambassadors but representatives - Larry J - 5/15/2002 4:13:18 PM
        
        Re: Sorry about that . . . - D. Spires - 5/15/2002 4:22:01 PM
    - Re: None of this matters . . . - p - 5/15/2002 2:02:40 PM
    - Yes indeed - FrankC - 5/15/2002 12:46:27 PM
      - Presidency - Bowser - 5/15/2002 5:50:30 PM
  - I'm betting he heard through the grapevine that even Bill Clinton wouldn't go to Cuba - Scott - 5/15/2002 12:59:00 PM
- Re: There was limited available data . . . - D. Spires - 5/14/2002 10:10:28 AM
  - You're right, that IS a fine line. - Bowser - 5/14/2002 2:56:05 PM

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