Maybe I'm wrong, or maybe since this kind of attack (9/11)is so new that no old words seem to fit.
Actually, I think this kind of attack (9/11) is very old and had died out for a few hundred years. It's reminiscent of medieval wars where an army suddenly attacked a defenseless village, murdered all the males, raped all the women and took the children with them as their slaves right before they burnt the whole darn thing down.
It's a very old style of warfare.. it harks back to more barbaric times.
The dry military term "raid" might be acceptable when coming from a man we know at least cares about the deaths. Since Kerry has shown no concern for the deaths caused by the attacks on 9/11/01, NOR shown any concern for the deaths of our soldiers OR our allies fighting the war on terror, and of course helped CAUSE death and suffering to our POWs in Vietnam and returning veterans...it's just insult to injury.