Damn right it does. Don't think our military is being allowed to use their ports and bases out of the goodness of their hearts. They are getting something out of the deal. They wanted the ports deal and the American public didn't. For whatever reason that's what it boils down to. Sell 'em a Pizza Hut or a Starbucks or something. In a post 911 world the American public just isn't ready for this deal no matter how many times they are called dumb, stupid, uninformed racists.
We have been using their ports for a long time since before the 1st gulf war.