I saw the following on AOL Money & Finance:

Struck by losing a multibillion-dollar Air Force contract to Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space, Boeing executives are preparing a formal protest of the decision. But sources say Boeing may hold its tongue, hesitant to hold up delivery of aircraft crucial to the military.

This is how I imagine the article continuing if news wasn't written by the public relations departments of megacorporations:

Says CEO McNerney, "I originally planned for us to bitch directly at the government in a privately.  Instead we just decided to publicly say that we WEREN'T bitching at the government, and list the exact reasons why we WOULD bitch at the government if we weren't so darn patriotic.  My people tell me this will be more effective AND better for PR."  Stopping to sip his San Pellegrino and clear his throat awkwardly, continued McNerney, "God bless America?"

Support the troops people.