root causes, n.All

Root causes (n.) are ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the tolerated dissent on terror: asking why the enemy turned to it tacitly reinforces the approved story of where terror comes from.