CIA Concerned US War on Terror is Missing Root Causes

Agence France Press is reporting, "The US Central Intelligence Agency has warned that US counterterrorist operations around the world may not eliminate the threat of future deadly attacks because they fail to address the root causes of terrorism, according to newly released documents."

"While we are striking major blows against al-Qaeda -- the preeminent global terrorist threat, the underlying causes that drive terrorists will persist," it said.

"Several troublesome global trends -- especially the growing demographic youth bulge in developing nations whose economic systems and political ideologies are under enormous stress -- will fuel the rise of more disaffected groups willing to use violence to address their perceived grievances," added the agency.

I thought this "root causes" explanation made you an apologist for terrorism. Guess not, considering that even the CIA is looking at things that way...