Secretary of State Albright expressed the U.S. view in February in an address to the Cuban people. We do so not because we wish to impose our values or way of life. Precisely the opposite is true. We want the people of every nation to be able to determine for themselves who their leaders should be, how their laws should be made, and how their lives should be led. That's not an imposition.
Dictatorship is an imposition.
Democracy is a choice. Such policies have inflicted deep suffering on the Cuban people. In contrast, despite the misguided policies of the Cuban government which have impoverished its own citizens, tens of thousands of American citizens have demonstrated their generosity over the years by sending millions and millions of dollars in assistance to needy family members in Cuba. The reality is that dozens of sales of medicines and medical equipment to Cuba have been approved. The reality is that there have occurred thousands of visits by Cubans to this country and Americans to Cuba.