Oh, I fully believe they didn't want anyone in power there at the compound alive to refute or disprove government claims. Otherwise, the ATF wouldn't have called in the FBI, other LE agencies, enlisted the US Army to provide "intelligence" and logistical support OR had that Ruby Ridge murdering sniper, Lon Horiuchi be there. The thing we all need to remember is that this happened in 1993. It wasn't long afterwards that the 1994 AWB was passed. THAT'S the reason those people were killed, IMO.The Davidians were putting out fires for weeks from the ATF throwing smoke grenades into the building. Notice the smoke emitting from behind the blind. They weren't trying to rescue the families, they were making an example of them for the rest of Americans to see