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Really? What record does the US have leveraging aid for UN votes, political concessions, or just seizing ports and land?

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Leveraging aid packages for UN votes and political concessions is standard geopolitics. For example, just a few weeks ago, it was discovered that the US leveraged an IMF deal to get Pakistan to back the war in Ukraine:

https://theintercept.com/2023/09/17/pakistan-ukraine-arms-im...

Aid for pro-democracy or pro-US policies is standard practice, of course.

But has the US threatened countries if they don't vote with them at the UN, or seized their land and/or assets for non payment of debt?

Of course. Even a tertiary google search will get you details, if you care to find and read them.

Influencing other countries, which again everyone does. Have they ever specifically threatened to, say withhold vaccines if a vote doesn't go their way?

https://apnews.com/article/united-nations-china-europe-ukrai...

Have they ever put countries into debt then stolen land based on that debt?

Your example btw was about raising arms for a third party conflict, not for something that directly benefits the US. Which weakens your argument.

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