For the love of whatever, if the Branch Davidians had wanted to keep their children safe, they would have sent them all out. They didn't. They were holding their own children hostage. They fired on the ATF, which started this whole mess. I am losing no sleep over the decision that Janet Reno made either. She made her decision based on the information she was provided and on suggestions from those who were in the know on what was going on there daily, she acted. Could they have gotten this idiot out in a better way? Yes. Wait for that lunatic to go to town and then arrest him.

Cults generally are made up of people who, although may show alot of intelligence, are basically nuts. Extremist. 3 cards shy of a full deck. McVey fits that bill quite nicely. It seems to me Seer, that you are justifying the attack on the Murrah building. The fact that McVey didn't give any thought to the murdering innocent people has been given a pass by you, apparently. I could be wrong but your statement, "To avoid attacks like that on the Murrah federal building, avoid letting the killing of 80 citizens to go completely unpunished", indicates that to me.