Uncertain Future for Hezbollah

With Syria In Shambles, The Uncertain Future Of Hezbollah

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With Syria In Shambles, The Uncertain Future Of Hezbollah

February 26, 2013 1:00 PM

Audio for this story from Talk of the Nation will be available at approximately 6:00 p.m. ET.

Syria is one of the most important backers of the powerful Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. If the Assad regime falls, Hezbollah will face an uncertain future. New Yorker staff writer Dexter Filkins discusses what shifts in Syria could mean for the future of the Middle East.

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With Syria In Shambles, The Uncertain Future Of Hezbollah

 Even though this is an audio article that will be available after 6 pm (3 hours from now) I still thought it would be useful to share it here with you today. As I have commented before that Israel and Al Qaeda are benefitting the most from what is happening in Syria. Almost everyone else is being harmed by it including Hezbollah, Iran and Russia. Even in some ways the credibility of the U.S. is on the line as well as Europe. Likely Europe and the U.S. will soon likely be forced by circumstances to arm the rebels of Syria in the open to maintain credibility and to make sure Assad leaves office. This may be just a necessary fact of life.