Al-Arsuzi, the leader of the other Arab Ba'ath movement, was skeptical of the new committee, and opposed helping the Iraqis on the ground that they would lose anyway.
Al-Arsuzi, pemimpin gerakan Ba'ath Arab lainnya, bersikap skeptis terhadap komite baru tersebut, dan menentang bantuan bangsa Irak dengan alasan bahwa mereka akan kalah bagaimanapun caranya.