Exactly! Plus I know it might sound crazy, but US influence doesn’t involve invading other countries or even threatening them into some form of submission. If The whole world joined Warsaw and the US felt isolated I guarantee you wouldn’t see us invading Canada/Mexico/Europe in the name of self defense, even though provocative USSR tactics might actually warrant such a response. But the US doesn’t roll that way, generally we want good trade relations and non-interference, practically the whole world has been against us as different times and we still didn’t lash out. Providing humanitarian aid and weapons is not the same as sending your own people into a country against the worlds interest and claiming self defense.

> US influence doesn’t involve invading other countries or even threatening them into some form of submission.

Yes it does [1][2], the list is huge [3]. I don't know how you could possibly be this ignorant with the Internet existing.

1. https://github.com/binka/essays/blob/master/us_atrocities.md

2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocolonialism

3. https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/how-many-...

> but US influence doesn’t involve invading other countries or even threatening them into some form of submission

I’m sure Central and South America are glad to know now.

I don’t know if I wish I were this naïve, or glad I never was.

That reasoning only works if you ignore the extreme power imbalance.