>The bills provide about $5 billion in foreign aid to reward key
>allies in the Iraq war and in the global war on terrorism, slightly
>less than the $5.1 billion Bush sought.
>
>As part of that, both bills offer Turkey the $1 billion in aid the
>White House wanted for it as the president tries to patch up
>relations that have been soured by the Iraq war and to shore up
>Turkey's faltering economy.
>
>The House committee rejected on a voice vote an effort to strip the
>Turkey aid from the bill to show displeasure at Ankara's refusal to
>allow U.S. troops to invade Iraq from Turkish soil.
>
>"When my children do something intentionally bad, the last thing I
>do is increase their allowance," said Rep. Randy Cunningham, a
>California Republican who pushed the amendment to remove the $1
>billion in aid.