Effectively, throughout his tenure as Secretary General in Iraq, Aflaq was given all due honour as the founder of the Ba'ath movement, but on policy-making, he was ignored.
Sepanjang masa jabatannya sebagai Sekretaris Jenderal di Irak, Aflaq diberi seluruh kehormatan sebagai pendiri gerakan Ba'ath, namun saat pembuatan kebijakan, ia diabaikan.