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Josh maintains a vigil beside Donna's bed in hospital, and needles Colin over his background and relationship with Donna. President Bartlet is determined to reject the unanimous demands of Congress, the American public, and his entire staff to retaliate for the roadside bombing. Leo tries to find a way to talk the President around while Kate tries various long-shot attempts at getting the Israelis and Palestinians to negotiate at Camp David. Written by
Murray Chapman
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As Donna is about to undergo surgery she meets with Josh and writes a humorous message on a piece of paper because she can't speak. Josh is wearing a surgical hat as a sanitary measure. The message says "nice hat" with an exclamation point. As we cut back to her a couple of seconds later, the exclamation point is gone from the message.
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Quotes
Leo McGarry:
Mr President, please; Congress, the Joint Chiefs, the American Public, your own staff, everyone disagrees with your assessment of the situation.
President Josiah Bartlet:
Killing Palestinians isn't going to make us feel safer. They'll kill more of us and we'll have to kill more of them. It's Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun.
Leo McGarry:
We can't allow terrorists to murder our citizens without...
President Josiah Bartlet:
-Why would Palestinians murder American government officials? They never have before. They're deliberately provoking us, Leo. They...
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Soundtracks
"West Wing Main Title"
(uncredited)
Written by
W.G. Snuffy Walden
Performed by
Pete Anthony See more »