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Pastimes : The Truth about Waco -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jim S who wrote (1024)	9/16/1999 2:31:00 PM
From: Machaon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1449

<< ... because I can't afford devote the time it will take to debate you properly in this forum. >> To show you how Magnanimous we lowly liberal are, I will try to focus on short, important points. << I respect your ability to frame an argument well, and I like your enthusiasm in expressing your opinions in a cogent and persuasive manner. >> Trying to grease me up for the kill? <g> Thanks for the kind words. << Even when they accidently DO manage to get the right address, often the SWAT attack is ... >> Hyperbole... << ... against some poor slob who made some sort of trivial offense >> The BATF is made up of courageous and well meaning individuals that have a very tough job insuring "our" safety. Do you feel that they deliberately want to make mistakes? << but it was all in the interest of protecting the rest of us timid and quivering Americans who live in fear of Koresh's vicious religious followers. >> And I hope that the BATF always investigates cults that stockpile large amounts of weapons of war. If the BATF was showboating the raid on Waco, they were even more stupid than I thought. I still can't understand the logic behind storming the building with heavily armed agents, while there were children inside. What did they hope to do? If they felt that the Davidian wackos were armed and dangerous, why didn't they think that the Davidians would shoot at the agents? The bottom line: Most law abiding American families have nothing to fear, and everything to gain from the actions of the BATF, FBI, CIA or police. Let's see what the congressional investigations find out.