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

Convincing President Clinton

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It was then approved by newly appointed U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno for the FBI to launch an assault on the compound after being told that the conditions inside were worsening and that the children were being abused. Reno then presented the idea to President Bill Clinton who suggested that they use similar tactics to CSAL siege in Arkansas which used a blockade without a deadline and have no loss of life. Yet, Reno insisted that they needed an assault because the FBI was tired of waiting, were spending millions of dollars a week, and that the Branch Davidians could hold out for an extremely long time. Clinton eventually complied and told her to do what needed to be done.