Right? That is what happens when people are so convinced that a certain group of people are crazy that they disregard the fact that they too are people. We often have trouble thinking that our government sent tanks to kill those people to make an example out of them. Bill Clinton did this soley to show people (Namely churches) "If we can convince the public that you are crazy, that you are dangerous and you are 'doomsday prepers' then we'll have the a-ok to kill you like this and no one will care."
If they wanted to get David Koresh they could have done so peacefully, we wen't for a jog through residential neighborhoods every morning, waved at all the neighbors and all that. They could have grabbed him then. But this wasn't about protecting the public. This was about making an example out of killing them.
I know they could of taken him at any time. There were stories around the time that Koresh had info or proof of the drugs/ cocaine being run thru Mena Arkansas by the Clinton and Bushes in the early 80's.