Landis said the United States is obligated to help Iraq fight IS because the uprising is a result of the U.S. intervention in that nation, but the goal is far from clear. His advice to policymakers is to intervene less, not more.

"I guess it is a plea for modesty and a bit of a sense that America really cannot control this region," he said.

"Instead of arming various groups," Landis added, "try to keep the various factions from being armed. Convince the Iranians and the Saudis not to send in arms. We shouldn't be doing it ourselves and facilitating it, because the more arms you throw in, the bloodier these civil wars become."

Landis said college students around the United States are signing up for classes on Middle East culture, history and politics partly because of their interest in understanding the strife they see in the news every day.

Vocabulary

seizure：没收；夺取

secular：世俗的；长期的

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