Reply #96: In the original draft, it was "Military Industrial Congressional Complex",

[bvar22]

but was edited at the last minute to avoid offending the most corrupt bunch (Congress).

"In the penultimate draft of the address, Eisenhower initially used the term military-industrial-congressional complex, and thus indicated the essential role that the United States Congress plays in the propagation of the military industry. But, it is said, that the president chose to strike the word congressional in order to placate members of the legislative branch of the federal government."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military-industrial_complex

An interesting point.
I heard it on Hartmann the other day.
Probably deserves a thread of its own.