Location
Brooklyn
Politicians invoke Brooklyn as a flashpoint of urban neglect, where scant opportunities push young people from poor communities into military service and death abroad. Richardson demands intervention here like foreign aid to Kuhndu, tying it to his draft reinstatement push during Toby's grim visit. Aboard Air Force One, Bartlet bristles at the Black Caucus's sudden call to prioritize Brooklyn amid landing gear crises and fallen soldiers' families.
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S4E19
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Angel Maintenance
Death, Draft Threat, and a Drink
Brooklyn (the broader location) is invoked as the political and moral contrast to Josh Lyman's district; it supplies the constituency whose deaths fuel Richardson's demands.
Atmosphere
Invoked as a place of concentrated sacrifice and socio-economic constraint.
Functional Role
Rhetorical foil used to argue for policy changes to share burden.
Symbolic Significance
Embodies the domestic inequality that underpins Richardson's political posture.
Reference to local demographics and economic choices driving enlistment
No direct sensory details in the scene — used primarily for rhetorical contrast
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