Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. 1. A Basic Problem: The Uncertain Role of Intelligence in National Security 1
5. 2. Pathologies of Intelligence-Policy Relations 18
6. 3. Policy Oversell and Politicization 36
7. 4. The Johnson Administration and the Vietnam Estimates 49
8. 5. The Nixon Administration and the Soviet Strategic Threat 89
9. 6. The Ford Administration and the Team B Affair 113
10. 7. Intelligence, Policy, and the War in Iraq 137
11. 8. Politics, Politicization, and the Need for Secrecy 185
12. Appendix A: Pathologies of Intelligence-Policy Relations 205
13. Appendix B: Varieties of Politicization 207
14. Notes 211
15. Index 255