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o Politicization during the Vietnam war: during the period of détente with then USSR led to inaccurate estimates o Benefits of politicization o Many scholars argue that politicization is only a minor problem o Fear of politicization is worse than politicization itself o Betts argues that a little politicization is probably necessary and sometimes good o Policy makers argue that if they do not criticize estimates then intelligence runs the risk of intellectual sclerosis o Soft politicization o Analysts sometimes do soften their views and estimates and silence controversial views to protect their access to policymakers (hide or soften from Trump) o 1963, DCI McCone ordered the BNE to revise their pessimistic estimate of progress in the Vietnam War o This was done in part to restore the IC’s reputation among policy makers after the failure to predict the placement of missiles in Cuba by the USSR...