es federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF) decided to search the complex for illegal weapons. The tragedy began with a military style raid on February 28, complete with helicopter gunships firing down upon the women's and children's quarters. Then followed a long siege. On April 19, the US government sent tanks to gas the building where the people lived. The government said they decided to gas the Davidians because they were concerned about the sanitary conditions for the kids and innocent people inside the house, and because the FBI agents were getting tired. The tanks tore big holes in the walls, drove into the house, and knocked down whole sections of the building. The government said they were only making make holes in the building so they could get the gas in, and let the people out. But no Davidians came out. To some, it seemed the tanks were demolishing the Branch Davidians' home while the people were still inside. A fire broke out as the tanks were driving about. The fire became an inferno, lasted 40 minutes and burned the house to the ground. Much public concern was focused on the circumstances surrounding the deaths of the 33 women, children, and babies whose remains were found in a concrete room, which served as a pantry and food storage area off the kitchen in the Mt. Carmel Center. The events at Waco culminated in a tragic loss of life - on that everyone involved in law enforcement and in the official inquiry agrees. There is a view within the FBI and in the official reports that suggests the tragedy was unavoidable. This report is a dissenting opinion from that view. There is obviously no definitive answer, like most historical 00events; Waco can be view from a variety of perspectives. But in my perspective, I think that what happened in Waco was one of many tragedies that the U.S. had been throw. Like many others this is one that many people could talk about and never agree on really what happened on tha...
