——many countries owe us a tremendous amount of money for many years back——
Ahhh..... there you have it. Not only are they cheap, but they are declared to be shameful debtors.
Perhaps the IMF needs to be sicced on them
America has enabled these Nations to be bad actors.
America has fallen all over itself to apologize and always do more rather than insisting that compacts be adhered to and that deals be fair for all parties. America the obsequious. Those days are over.