'The C.I.A.’s aims were rarely popular, and its meddling was detested. The politicians who got the agency’s support suffered politically for their association with it. Many squared the circle by ruling as dictators. Washington tolerated this, perhaps even preferred it.'

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2024/06/17/the-cia-an-imperial-history-hugh-wilford-book-review