Contracts at the expense of our troops? >> i think congress would. the way it's set up, our giants, the titans of the defense industry, the boeing, lockheed martins, they aren't interested in efficiency or turning out cost effective weapons our troops can rely on. what they have done is they put office functions, research facility, sub contractors, assembly plants in all the major congressional districts. what that means is that although politicians from both parties love to pose with our troops for campaign photos. when it comes time to vote on capitol hill, a member of congress will vote to ...