Sentence examples for root causes of terror from inspiring English sources

Re "Exploring the Flaws in the Notion of the 'Root Causes' of Terror" (Arts & Ideas pages, Nov. 17): Edward Rothstein is right to question simplistic theorizing about the "root causes" of terrorism.

No doubt, injustices and policies can be argued over, but not as root causes of terror.

Forthright condemnations of the attacks have often been accompanied by assertions that, ultimately, the "root causes" of terror must also be addressed.

Wherever possible, we will build the capacity of our partners, respect the sovereignty of nations, and work to address the root causes of terror.

Europeans feel that America, wounded and fired up for action, is ignoring the root causes of terror and, above all, the Middle East.

The totalitarian model makes it clear, too, that much of the recent discussion about the root causes of terror is as distorted as the arguments of those who once argued that the root causes of German Fascist or Soviet Communist terror were in the aggressive behavior of the democracies or even the subversive presence of the Jews.

However, no major changes are likely in the U.K.'s role in the global "war on terror," although the attacks will add weight to the Blair government's ability to recommend "soft power" solutions to the root causes of terrorism.

Was there a discussion of the root causes of terrorism?

The fundamental mistake made after 9/11 was that any stirrings of a debate addressing the root causes of the terror were ruthlessly suppressed.

Now is not the time to look for the root causes of senseless terror.

Although she is literally running away from herself by going on the road, she is also homing in on the root cause of her terror: her fear that she has done "everything wrong".