Yup, lots of very odd "discrepancies". The Feds were especially upset when the Texas Rangers and state troopers, who the Feds had left cleanup to when it all fell apart and they left in a hurry, came back with carefully catalogued and preserved evidence (what the Feds had left behind, that is). Seems the Feds didn't get *all* of the evidence they were trying to hide to cover up their mistakes and ineptitude.
Koresh said repeatedly that if someone wished to seach the premises, all they had to do was show up peacably with a warrant and they would be allowed in to do what they wanted. ATF/FBI decided to do things fast and violent, and it didn't work out for them. Koresh was wholly insane, but he made a special particular point about not breaking the law.
Yeah, backing off and simply waiting (which most sensible people would do) wouldn't send the message of "if you resist, even if we're breaking the law and violating your rights, too bad, we're the Feds and you should obey us, peon."
The feds realized that they made a mistake in the Randy Weaver case by allowing survivors, which cost the government a little embarrassment, and several million dollars in a settlement. They decided they didn't want to make the same mistake at Waco.
Mark