The Bradley Fighting Vehicle project, already stalled in development for seventeen years and at the running cost of $14 billion is the charge of Major General Partridge.

In an effort to curtail further excessive Pentagon spending, Congress appoints U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Burton to observe the Bradley's field development and tests.

Burton, playing strictly by the rules and regulations of his position, uses this to his advantage by highlighting the changes made on Partridge's orders in a memorandum which finds its way to the press and ultimately a hearing before the House Armed Services Committee.

[5] Upon its premiere on HBO, Daryl Miller reviewed the film for the Los Angeles Times and described it as "a savvy satire of military spending—an epic tale of boys and their toys ... a triumph for that cable outlet.

These can be alluded to Colonel James G. Burton's participation with the Fighter Mafia as well as his personal grudge with the Army over testing methodology used with the Bradley in the JLFTP.