The report says Recep Tayyip Erdogan, leader of the ruling Justice and Development party, received a sympathetic hearing when he asked the party's parliamentary caucus to reconsider its opposition to the US deployment. The re-vote will probably be postponed to next week to avoid jeopardizing Erdogan’s chances of winning a parliamentary seat in a weekend by-election.
I've posted the article on www.supportingfacts.com, along with a good analysis in the same paper yesterday (sub-only access) describing the enormous pressure being exerted on Turkey by the US. As you know, the Americans have offered billions in direct aid and loan guarantees, which can be leveraged into further cheap IMF and World Bank loans, without which the government will be forced to make deep spending cuts and further aggravate the country’s economic woes. The US has also promised the Turkish military the opportunity to enter northern Iraq to prevent the emergence of an independent Kurdish state which would fan the separatist aspirations of Turkey’s 12 million Kurds.
Sorry for any cross-posting.
Marv Gandall