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.

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

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Charlie Young → firstAppearance → episode "A Proportional Response" ⓘ