There were many innocent children, all the way down to infants in the compound. If the government believed Koresh was so dangerous then plausibly many people inside might have been hostages in one way or another. Any plans should have been focused around saving the children. The plan they came up with was brain-dead.
It was beyond brain-dead.
A) They were planning a SURPRISE, maximum impact raid because of the ‘high likelihood of armed resistance’.
B) They were burned before execution and KNEW that the Davidians knew they were coming.