I want to know the answer to the following question:
What was the alternative to creating an Arab political federation?
All the background I'm provided with is that "After Nasser died in November 1970, his successor, Anwar Sadat, suggested that rather than a unified state, they create a political federation, implemented in April 1971; in doing so, Egypt, Syria and Sudan got large grants of Libyan oil money.". Is that enough to answer the question?
Answer: yes