[laotzu]

"I'm just tired of every situation being describe with the most powerful language possible."

Here, here!!

Let's just be grateful the office wasn't raped.

[Old Lady]

I went through a frightening experience today, and it is amazing that some posters are quibbling over a word I used.

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=attack&x=12&y=12

If a town can be attacked, I guess Republican Headquarters can be attacked, too.

Main Entry: 1at·tack Pronunciation: &-'tak

Function: verb Etymology: Middle French attaquer, from (assumed) Old Italian estaccare to attach, from stacca stake, of Germanic origin; akin to Old English staca transitive senses 1 : to set upon or work against forcefully 2 : to assail with unfriendly or bitter words 3 : to begin to affect or to act on injuriously 4 : to set to work on 5 : to threaten (a piece in chess) with immediate capture intransitive senses : to make an attack - at·tack·er noun synonyms ATTACK, ASSAIL, ASSAULT, BOMBARD, STORM mean to make an onslaught upon. ATTACK implies taking the initiative in a struggle . ASSAIL implies attempting to break down resistance by repeated blows or shots . ASSAULT suggests a direct attempt to overpower by suddenness and violence of onslaught . BOMBARD applies to attacking with bombs or shells . STORM implies attempting to break into a defended position .

[river rat]

"Let's just be grateful the office wasn't raped."

Office raped! Would this be possible -- using your dictionary??

A building CAN be attacked...
A hill CAN be attacked...
A village CAN be attacked..
Physical sites CAN be attacked, regardless of their being occupied by animate objects.....

And there is NOTHING metaphorical involved..

Semper Fi