> no. iirc it actually started as a corrupt, local land grab. the mayor wanted to get his hands on the koresh compound, but koresh wouldn't sell. so the mayor started a public smear campaign against koresh to try to force him out, but that didn't work. then he got the atf involved. at that point it had become a high profile story, and the feds saw it as an opportunity to advance the power of the state over individual rights (while growing their yearly budget) by using the pretext of rescuing women and children from a cult, along with "muh guns". checked
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