Gotto start somewhere :^D
The Turkish public is in dire economic straits, and does not want a repeat of the economic consequences it suffered as a result of Gulf War One.
We know that regime change in Irak will have a positive effect on the Turkish economy in the long term, but we need to dampen the short term effects.
This will go a long way to change anti war attitudes in Turkey, if Congress approves the measure. Those attitudes are mostly driven by economic concerns, and not by religion, even though some demonstrations have been organized by the communist party which we've had to legalize thanks to the EU...
Turkey was the very first nation to respond to Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, closing the border and losing a major trading partner the day after Iraq invaded. As a result, Turkey suffered an economic body blow from which she hasn't recovered. After Gulf War One, there was no acknowledgement of this in Washington, and the Turkish economy nearly went bottom up. I imagine that the average shop-keeper over there has a "No good deed goes unpunished" attitude when it comes to dealing with the USA. This deal may, hopefully change that. This isn't a bribe by a long shot, but long delayed assistance to help heal the wounds of economic warfare.
Iraq is not the only country in the area.