root-causes

Echoing his words, the pro-government Hewad daily said the WikiLeaks revelations substantiated the Afghan authorities 'views that the root-causes of terrorism were not Afghan, but lay elsewhere, outside of the country.

War logs are no surprise to Afghans 2010

Dr. Pastor clears away a lot of wrong-headed old notions by focusing on root-causes and on strengthening democracy.

Paula Gordon: Immigration - Stop Screaming, Start Listening 2008

A faithful adherent of the root-causes theory of crime -- mass murder, in the case at hand -- Dr. Chopra pointed out, quite unnecessarily, that most of the terrorism in the world came from Muslims.

Deepak Blames America 2008

For advocates of the root-causes theory of crime, the central story is, ever, the sorrows and grievances of the perpetrators.

Deepak Blames America 2008

A false morality that claims to love Jesus while torturing and killing in his name will be replaced by an authentic morality that seeks to address the root-causes of terrorism and violence.

Fred Branfman: On Torture and Being "Good Americans" 2008

To ensure that the Iraq war is the last Gulf war, the administration and the Democratic majority in the new Congress must work together to enact an energy-independence bill to address the root-causes of these wars and free America from the shackles of foreign oil.

Think Progress » Fox News internal memo from Nov. 9: 2006

To ensure that the Iraq war is the last Gulf war, the administration and the Democratic majority in the new Congress must work together to enact an energy-independence bill to address the root-causes of these wars and free America from the shackles of foreign oil.

Think Progress » White House mulling preemptive strikes. 2006

And to be honest, I actually hate to sound like a root-causes liberal, but I actually agree with Robert.

CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2002 2002

I mean, the real point here -- not that he's a root-causes liberal.

CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2002 2002

BEINART: Yes, I have to agree with my root-causes liberal friend here.

CNN Transcript Mar 17, 2002 2002