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>If you think 'poking its nose' includes international aid, then I would like to see what would happen to South America if the US would just pulled all its money and people home. Thus having no influence in your affairs or anyones.

There is aid and then there is "aid" (see below)...
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>The problem is Countries come to us for aid and with that comes several questions and concerns about the money and how it is spent. If you refer to that as 'Poking our nose in' then stop asking for aid.

It's true that lots of countries come to the U.S. for aid. It's equally true (maybe more so) that the U.S. "offers" aid to countries that haven't asked for it.
Israel asks for and gets lots of aid. This takes the form of outright cash and "loan guarantees". You can bet that the larger part is "loan guarantees" and that virtually all of that is for good sold by American firms. Goods like food to assist its large immigrant population and to provide sustenance on the Palestinian side. Goods like jet aircraft and Patriot missiles and other munitions.

Then there is the "aid"... again a good portion of it in the form of services (military for drug interdiction, for example) and "loan guarantees" that are again aimed at delivery of goods and services by U.S. firms.
The drug-interdiction "aid" is partially, I interpret it, to help towards solving the U.S. consumption problem and partially as a way to exert influence in the military and policing practises in the countries involved. It must be hard for a poorer country to say NO when big $$$ are dangled under your nose.

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>I would love to pull all our money and people out of countries that do not want us around. If that will make them happy and a better place for their people to live.

While there is no doubt that the U.S. government assists many countries monetarily, be assured that virtually all of it comes with a tacit price-tag thatis highly beneficial to the U.S.
On the other hand, non-governmental aid coming from the U.S. is also very substantial and has the merit of being virtually free of strings of any kind.

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