The resistance of policy-makers to intelligence is not just founded on an ideological presupposition. They distrust intelligence sources and intelligence officials because they don't understand what the real problems are.
There are so many things a large intelligence espionage organization can do to justify its existence that people can get promotions for because it could result in results.
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We had periodic crises in this country when the technical intelligence didn't support the policy. We had the bomber gap the missile gap.
