Thirty years ago, the siege of the Branch Davidian compound ended in a horrific conflagration.

ATF fucked up. FBI fucked up. The media were fucking parasites. All of this contributed to the botched raid and the botched siege. The botched raid and the botched siege stoked the growing fears of a government hell-bent and out of control.

Koresh was a fucking sociopath. I have no doubts that the bastard decided that instead of magic kool-aid, he wanted to ride the fire. In the end, he was responsible.