> 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-...