Someone else can split hairs about whether "attack" is the proper word to use.
Just because I'm "splitting hairs" doesn't mean I don't have sympathy.
I'm just tired of every situation being describe with the most powerful language possible. If a fire cracker goes off in Baghdad the AP article says, "MASSIVE!!!!!!! EXPLOSIONS!!!! ROCK!!!!! BAGHDAD TO ITS CORE!!!!!!".
Et cetera