O'Neill views Kinsey's political interference as a danger to Earth's defense.
Kinsey shuts down the Stargate program in S1E21, and O'Neill later helps expose conspiracies connected to Kinsey in S6E14 and S8E14.
Their conflict concerns civilian authority, military judgment, and control of the Stargate.
Kinsey's political pressure contributes to the Stargate shutdown in S1E21, while Hammond resists later attempts to hijack the program in S6E17.
Carter represents the scientific and operational case for continuing the program against Kinsey's ambition.
Kinsey opposes the Stargate program in S1E21 and later attempts to manipulate international control of it in S6E17 and S7E20.
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