Two interesting developments in Turkey. First:

After weeks of frustrating delays, the Bush administration has all but given up on persuading Turkey to let U.S. forces use its territory to invade Iraq. Instead, it is now focusing on "discouraging and deterring" the Turkish government from sending troops across the border, a senior U.S. official said today.

They also will not get the money they desperately need:

The United States is also seeking permission to use Turkish airspace, which Turkey granted during the 1991 Persian Gulf War. But the official said Turkey would not receive the $6 billion in economic aid that Washington had offered if it only granted overflight rights.

"The package is off the table," the official said, noting that other U.S. allies that have offered their airspace will not be receiving special economic assistance either.

I think after this war is over, the US will be looking at the countries it supports financially and make some changes. We also have this:

The Bush administration told Turkish leaders Friday that it had all but given up on their country as a base from which to assault Iraq, ending months of intense lobbying for the deployment of tens of thousands of American troops to a northern front against Saddam Hussein, a senior U.S. official said.

Instead, the official said, the administration is now trying to dissuade Turkey from plans to send its own army into Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, warning that such an incursion could lead to "a war within a war" and further damage Turkey's relations with the United States

This must freak out the hand-wringers but we had to publicly warn Turkey away from the Kurds. The Kurds will be fighting with us and be an influential part of the new government. Turkey interfering with them will not be helpful.