9/11

Posted by L on March 24, 2006

In Reply to: The sum of all fears posted by Brian from Shawnee on March 23, 2006

: : : hi there... I just wanna ask what is the real meaning of the phrase "the sum of all fears"

: : You probably already know that it's the title of a movie of 2002 based on a Tom Clancy book published earlier in the same year. The book begins with a quote: "Why, you may take the most gallant sailor, the most intrepid airman or the most audacious soldier, put them at a table together - what do you get? The sum of their fears." - Winston Churchill. .SS.

: Actually the Clancy book came out in 1991, post-Cold War but pre-9/11.

"pre-9/11" which year? 1991, I assume.

I joined much of the world in being disgusted and shocked at the twin-towers incident, but "9/11" is a date every year and 11th September happens to be my brother-in-law's birthday, so it means different things to different people.

Perhaps it is not helpful to simply name an incident as just a day/month. It needs a better title to distinguish it from all other 9/11s.

BTW I have never understood why it is month/day/year in the US - logically it should be day/month/year or year/month/day because that is the natural progression for dates. anybody know why and how long that format has been used?

9/11 Brian from Shawnee 24/March/06
- No reason at all Lewis 24/March/06
  - No reason at all Brian from Shawnee 24/March/06
    - A-Day Lewis 24/March/06