Remembering The 51 Day Standoff In Waco, Texas – 25 Years Later

A Wedge Driven Within The FBI

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As time passed, there began to become a split among the FBI agents. One side believed that negotiations were going to be the answer and the others felt that force was the most effective method. It was this divide that is still a touchy subject among the FBI today considering what happened with the use of force. Yet, they continued on with more aggressive methods to try and force the Branch Davidians out of the compound. They even attempted to sleep deprive the inhabitants with all-night broadcasts of records of jet planes, pop music, and chanting.