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By Joel Brinkley / The Bulletin
August 24, 2009
What's the most important nation in the Middle East right now?
Is it Saudi Arabia, with the world's largest oil reserves? Is it Israel, one of the region's only democracies? Is it Egypt, long the political power broker?
No, the most important nation in the Middle East is Syria, a poor,....
