Reversal

"Kyrgyzstan has essentially reversed a decision to close an American air base that is central to the NATO mission in nearby Afghanistan, after the United States acceded to sharply higher rent and to minor restrictions on the site, Kyrgyz and American officials said Tuesday." Either the New York Times correspondent is not very bright, or the New York Times assumes that its readers are idiots. Really? You want me to believe that the dispute was all about rent?? We need to know what really happened behind the scenes here.