June 25 (Bloomberg) -- The rebel forces in Syria have
reported that in the recent bitter fighting in the strategic
town of Qusair, they saw very few Syrian army troops, and that
they were beaten back mainly by Hezbollah militiamen. But these
victories -- important as they may be in themselves -- won’t
save the regime of Bashar al-Assad, and no less significantly,
they will have a largely detrimental effect on the future of
Hezbollah and its leader.
One can imagine that Assad’s rule might end quickly,
perhaps with a burst of automatic fire, a strike of the
executioner’s sword or a town-square lynching. The political
demise of Hezbollah’s secretary-general, Hassan Nasrallah, will
be gradual, but it is already clear that his historic role has
ended.
