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Gates was not resisting the will of any legal police action; he provided ID showing that he was the legal resident at the house. At that point, the police action was over.

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Gates was not resisting the will of any legal police action; he provided ID showing that he was the legal resident at the house. At that point, the police action was over.

it would have been over had Gates not already verbally assaulted the cop. Once the reason for the investigation had been put to bed with Gates proving his innocence, Gate's misbehaviour then needed to be addressed. Crimes and misbehaviour that take place during legal investigations must be punished, it happens all of the time and should happen all of the time. We even nail Presidents when they refuse to comply with the collective will for honesty and cooperation during the investigation of possible crimes. Both Nixon and Clinton were rung up for misbehaviour during the investigation, not the criminality before the investigation.

The president cannot control everything that happens under his/her watch

Once again, Bullshit. There was no legal 'misbehavior' to be addressed. Within one's home, you can say whatever you like.

Within one's home, you can say whatever you like.

It was a federal operation, led by and conducted by federal agents.

The Special Counsel considered whether the use of active duty military at Waco violated the Posse Comitatus Act or the Military Assistance to Law Enforcement Act. These statutes generally prohibit direct military participation in law enforcement functions, but do not preclude indirect support such as loaning equipment, training in the use of equipment, offering expert advice, and providing equipment maintenance. The Special Counsel noted that the military provided “extensive” loans of equipment to the ATF and FBI including, among other things, two tanks the offensive capability of which had been disabled. Additionally, the military provided more limited advice, training, and medical support. The Special Counsel concluded that these actions amounted to indirect military assistance within the bounds of applicable law. The Texas National Guard, in its state status, also provided substantial loans of military equipment, as well as performing reconnaissance flights over the Davidian complex. Because the Posse Comitatus Act does not apply to the National Guard in its state status, the Special Counsel determined that the National Guard lawfully provided its assistance.

The ATF suspected that the Branch Davidians could have acquired .50 caliber rifles, so they asked for Bradley armored vehicles, which could resist that caliber. Koresh said during the siege that he could destroy the Bradleys, so they were supplemented with two M1A1 Abrams tanks and five M728 Combat Engineer Vehicles

It was ordered by his Attorney General, during his administration.
As such, even if he wasnt told in advance, since he is the President he is still responsible for what happened.
I happen to believe that he did know in advance about the plan.
And I have never seen anything to the contrary.

I guess since Bush wasn't told about what was going on at Abu Gharib that makes him responsible

two tanks the offensive capability of which had been disabled.

Ladies and gentleman, Chairman McCollum, Chairman Zeliff, and the members of the subcommittee, this was the hardest decision I have ever had to make, probably one of the hardest decisions that anybody could have to make. It will live with me for the rest of my life. I'm accountable for it, and I'm happy to answer your questions."

At first Reno explained that a paramount reason for approving the tear-gas assault on April 19 was that "babies were being beaten." ("Reno Says, I Made the Decision," WPost, Apr. 20, 1993.) FBI Director Sessions, however, said the next day there was "no contemporary evidence" of child abuse. ( Report to the Deputy Attorney General on the Events at Waco, Texas, February 28 to April 19, 1993.) And Reno revised her statement several months later, agreeing there was no evidence of ongoing child abuse by Koresh,

In the early days of the crisis Clinton endorsed a "wait-and-see" strategy, asking to be consulted before a change in strategy. On April 18, in a conversation with Reno, the President endorsed the gas plan. Although Clinton distanced himself from the matter after April 19, saying it has been Reno's call, FRONTLINE has learned that Clinton apparently followed developments at Waco closely through some of his closest White House aides.

I didn't say that; I said Bush was an incompetent and recruited incompetent people into his administration. The soldiers were already in service, and the secretary of defense (appointed by Bush) was the person who is responsible for the selection of who heads the wars.

The president cannot control everything that happens under his/her watch

The children were then interviewed by the FBI and Texas Rangers, allegedly for hours at a time.[14] The children had been physically and sexually abused long before the standoff,[33] and it was one of the key reasons given to both President Bill Clinton and Janet Reno as justification for launching tear gas on the compound to force the Davidians out.[34]

The president cannot control everything that happens under his/her watch

The president cannot control everything that happens under his/her watch