Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal
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Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal is directly quoted from draft as U.S.-backed WWII moral beacon, with Bartlet's endorsement seen as unbetrayable tradition; Adamley wields it to ignite warnings of backlash, tying past justice to present warfare reckonings.
Via verbatim draft citation linking to modern tribunal support.
Embodies prosecutorial legacy clashing with Pentagon resistance.
Revives WWII ethics to test millennium-era leadership.
The Nuremberg War Crimes Tribunal becomes the explosive core of the verbal clash, with Leo invoking its 'technical' breadth beyond war crimes to defend Bartlet's stance, while Adamley challenges this expansion, underscoring fault lines in historical moral authority versus modern military pragmatism.
Through contested rhetorical redefinition in high-level dialogue
Challenged by military skepticism, testing its jurisdictional authority over U.S. policy
Highlights tensions between post-WWII moral imperatives and contemporary geopolitical reelection pressures.