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From: PA146008@UTKVM1.UTK.EDU (David Veal)
Subject: Re: BATF Achieved Objective; Wants to "Move On"
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Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1993 22:26:03 GMT
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In article <1rh9soINNimh@cronkite.Central.Sun.COM>
dbernard@clesun.Central.Sun.COM (Dave Bernard) writes:
 
>In article 26844@convex.com, langston@convex.COM (Kevin Langston) writes:
>>feustel@netcom.com (David Feustel) writes:
>>>Everyone discussing why the BATF did this or didn't do that is missing
>>>the point. BATF wanted to destroy Koresh.  Everything they did was
>>>consistent with that objective.
>>
>>    And having done that, they've declared victory by flying their flag
>>    over the ruins. Regardless of who started the firefight or fire,
>>    I see the flag as nothing but arrogant.
>>
>
>        Not only arrogant, but in plain bad taste.  As though they had
>        defeated a difficult foe, and done so with honor.
>
>        I understand Reno does not own the BATF... doesn't Bentsen, a
>        Texas boy at that, I believe?  Why is not Bentsen from Treasury
>        as much out front as Reno is?  Is he hiding behind her apron strings?
 
 
       The BATF got sat on pretty early on.  After the initial shooting
was over, it pretty much become the FBI's show.  (Even that BATF guy
stopped showing up next to the speaker at the daily press conferences).
 
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