Nice mention of Reynolds there. Good for him.
As for the ATF “weapons expert”, confirms my suggestion for what should happen to the whole agency, top to bottom.
Fire them and block them from ever working in law enforcement, security, or investigative work ever again.
They as a whole seem to fail to grasp who they work for, and that there can be things done that are unreasonable.
Nope, totally worthless to us...
Not a single person stood up and said what happened in Waco with the Davidians was wrong.
I’d fire every single one of them who failed to do so.
That’s everyone.
I think it’s more of a leadership problem, as opposed to all the “troops.”
Schwarzkopf wrote about taking over a very “bad” infantry battalion in RVN. He brought in a new XO, a new S3, fired two company commanders and their first sergeants, and brought in one of his “old soldiers” as the SMJ.
In 45 days, they were the best unit in the Division, and damned proud of it. And since his boss was Gunfighter Emerson, that was walking in some pretty tall cotton!
People down the chain do what is expected of them, and what their leaders do by example. Examples, Patton in North Africa, his son in RVN with the 11th ACR.
Kennedy and Clinton? It was “Hide the Salami” time in DC, and that worked it way all the down to the lowest position. Under Reagan, it was accomplishment!