--- "Adam C. Lipscomb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Dean wrote:
> > You have a right to your opinion. I must confess
> that
> > the men you named don't particularly impress me
> > either. But Reno was in charge of an operation in
> > which a large number of American civilians burned
> to
> > death and has been under investigation for 8
> years.
> > It still is. The reasons the investigation has
> lasted
> > so long are myriad. If you'd care to debate them,
> i'm
> > game- though my girlfriend may be displeased with
> you.
> > ;)
>
> Waco is not under investigation. It has been
> confirmed that the ATF screwed
> up when they carried out the raid, despite the fact
> that there was a good
> chance the element of surprise was lost. The Branch
> Davidians were
> stockpiling weapons, and did open fire on officers
> of the law. The siege
> ended as it did because Koresh placed accelerants to
> bring Mt. Carmel down
> in flames rather than surrender.
>
> We can debate the minutiae of the siege if you want,
> but Reno is not
> responsible for Koresh burning his compound down.
> Unless, of course, you
> want to bring up the highly dubious claims of those
> with a doctrinal axe to
> grind about it, like the militia wingnuts, the
> Clinton Haters or the New
> World Order loons.
>
> Mind you, I'm not implying you're a member of any of
> those groups, but your
> apparent desire to believe the absolute worst about
> Janet Reno, no matter
> what contrary evidence is presented to you, does not
> lend your argument much
> credibility in my eyes.
>
Okay Adam, but i'm going to ration my bandwidth to one
issue at a time. I'd like to see the other one wind
down.
dean who now has an argument queue
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