For most of his tenure , Qasim sought to balance the growing pan-Arab trend in the military .
Qasim 's ability to remain in power depended , therefore , on a skillful balancing of the communists and the pan-Arabists .
For most of Qasim 's tenure , Qasim sought to balance the pan-Arabists pan-Arab trend in the military .
Qasim 's ability to remain in power depended , therefore , on a skillful balancing of the communists and the pan-Arabists .