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.