episode "A Proportional Response"
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"A Proportional Response" is an early episode of the political drama series The West Wing that explores President Bartlet’s moral and strategic struggle over how forcefully to respond to a military provocation.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| A Proportional Response | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
The West Wing episode
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television episode ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| createdForSeriesBy | Aaron Sorkin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
advisers challenging the president’s initial instincts
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internal conflict of a sitting U.S. president over use of force ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
deterrence
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escalation of conflict ⓘ proportional response in international law ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
C. J. Cregg
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Charlie Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Lyman NERFINISHED ⓘ Josiah Bartlet NERFINISHED ⓘ Leo McGarry NERFINISHED ⓘ Mandy Hampton NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Seaborn NERFINISHED ⓘ Toby Ziegler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstitution |
National Security Council
NERFINISHED
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United States military NERFINISHED ⓘ United States presidency ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
President Bartlet’s response to a military provocation
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debate over the scale of a retaliatory strike ⓘ |
| genre | political drama ⓘ |
| hasFictionalPresident | Josiah Bartlet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFormat | one-hour drama episode ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | walk-and-talk dialogue ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dramatic
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politically charged ⓘ |
| intendedForAudience | television viewers ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. presidential decision-making on military retaliation
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moral dilemmas in foreign policy ⓘ proportionality in the use of force ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
civilian and military perspectives on warfare
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presidential leadership under crisis ⓘ tension between morality and realpolitik ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The West Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays |
National Security Council deliberations
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military briefing and targeting discussions ⓘ |
| setIn | The White House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInUniverse | fictional Bartlet administration ⓘ |
| title | A Proportional Response NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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