Why do people still believe what they were told about Waco? They set themselves on fire?

Question

No they certainly did not.

There was film footage which proved the military actually set it ablaze,

many innocent women and children died by the hands of the military,

Is the military ever supposed to be used on it's own citizens?

Why are atrocities perpetrated on our own soil so easily forgotten about?

The ATF are as government military police as it gets.

yeah, it was the Clinton administration, the SAME government,
how much has changed?

osto, did they get what they deserved?

ya sure about that? I have a hard time believing are government cares about children by killing dozens of them,

dozens of innocent babies and children are more important than four feds reaping war on a harmless crazy man's compound.

and those babies and children died horrifying slow deaths and suffered,

the four were lucky enough to get shot.

Photos of children who's bodies were distorted from the nerve gas were confiscated by the fed agents.
Good guys? humph..

Answer 1

Because us americans complain but dont act. As long as theres a Walmart opening across the streets and our SUV are full of gas, were cool with everything.

Answer 2

Actually the US military did not play a direct part in the tragedy at WACO. There were only two observers from DOD.Those were vehicles that the FBI used to enter the premises which falls under the Department of Justice. There's a law called Posse Comitatus that prevents the active duty military from acting within the United States unless there is an attack. The National Guard of each state belongs to Governor of that state unless they are formally federalized, so don't lump everyone who wears a uniform into the same stack. As I understand it, the group in WACO was accumulating and illegally trafficking in arms and munitions, they had threatened to kill any federal officers that came to them to search or even talk to them for the same. The tanks that broke through the walls set off combustibles that were inside the compound which was unexpected and the residents decided to sequester themselves inside instead of coming out peacefully. This was equivalent to the Jonestown massacre in Guiana.The rest of the tragedy unfolds from there. Believe me, if the US military wanted to firebomb a compound there would only be one bomb necessary and everything would have been incinerated.

Answer 3

The military didn't do anything but supply a M88 and crew.

The ATF and other federal agencies under the direct control of Janet Reno and Bill Clinton conducted that operation.

Answer 4

You don't know what I was told about Waco, so you wouldn't know what I believe. I do know that Clinton and Reno were involved.
And if you are trying to convince me of something, show it to me...such as the footage.

The ATF is not the Military no matter how you twist it....

Answer 5

After weeks and weeks of negotiations, the moon bats at Waco sealed their own fate with their actions.
And, yes, there are consequences for ones actions.
You conveniently forget that the ATF agents were shot at.....if I recall correctly, four of them were killed....is that not provocation enough for you?
Added note: As far as I'm concerned, the psychotic adults at the Waco compound "set themselves on fire" long before the American government ever got involved.

Answer 6

Because they don't want to believe that thier government used tanks and fire to kill men women and children. The Texas rangers found spent rifle shells from Lon Hourucis sniper rifle near the scene, which proved that the same rifle that killed Viki Weaver from ambush was used to kill those who tried to flee the flames. The Governor of Texas sat on that one.

And we have the guts to talk about Human Rights

Answer 7

I clearly remember the footage from the national news showing the start of the fire as the tank went through the wall.
People don't forget.

Answer 8

apparently you were never in the military, atf or police force because they are nothing alike.

And I am not disagreeing with you, but i have seen the footage and it is obviously accidental.

people complain about bush abusing the laws, it never stopped Clinton that's for sure.

Answer 9

The ATF used what was thought to be safe from a fire .They used it thinking that Davidians were killing those inside.
They stormed it throwing ether smoke bombs or stun granades. Thay just ****** up.They learned from this.
So it doesn't happen in the future.
http://www.wizardsofaz.com/waco/waco2.html
check out this link.

Answer 10

Post up a link to this film footage.

btw - the ATF isn't military.