I'm reminded of a quote from Henry Kissinger's book Diplomacy: "What political leaders decide, intelligence services tend to seek to justify. Popular literature

I'm reminded of a quote from Henry Kissinger's book Diplomacy: "What political leaders decide, intelligence services tend to seek to justify. Popular literature and films often depict the opposite--policymakers as the helpless tools of intelligence experts. In the real world, intelligence assessments more often follow than guide policy decisions."