Shock and Awe

Here's the teaser for the top story at CNN.com right now (it's not the story headline, though, so there won't be a permanent link to the headline I'm talking about, though this site has it):

'Shock and awe' at images from Mars

Scientists are expressing "shock and awe" over the spectacular quality of images the Spirit rover has sent from Mars, showing gray rocks peppering a Martian lake bed awash in its natural hues of red, pink and orange.

Shock and awe? Shock and awe? Jesus! The Americans are attacking Mars now! We should have known they were up to no good when they started launching rockets at it. Is there any desolate desert region they can resist bombing into subjugation?