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It got worse when they opened the windows to let...
10:32 PM, Monday, May 3, 2010
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It got worse when they opened the windows to let the tear gas out and also let in a hard wind off the Texas plains, which stoked the flamesWhen it ended, more than eighty people had died, including twenty-five children; only nine survivedI knew I needed to speak to the press and take responsibility for the fiascoSo did Dee Dee Myers and Bruce LindseyBut several times during the day, when I wanted to go ahead, George Stephanopoulos urged me to wait, saying we didnt know whether anyone was still alive or whether, if Koresh heard my words, he might snap and kill them, tooJanet Reno did appear before the cameras, explained what happened, and took full responsibility for the raidAs the first woman to hold the attorney generals post, she thought it was important not to pass the buckBy the time I finally talked to the press about Waco, Reno was being praised and I was being criticized for letting her take the fall
For the second time in less than twenty-four hours, I had accepted advice that ran counter to my instinctsHe was young and cautious and had given me his honest, albeit mistaken, opinionBut I was furious at myself, first for agreeing to the raid against my better judgment, then for delaying a tiffany
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