"In dealing with many dictatorships, “engagement” generally makes sense – if only because U.S. policy need not be restricted to military action or just-say-no rejections of the proposals of others. The critical issue is whether U.S. engagement is undertaken in the context of competition with dictatorships over ideas and values, or their appeasement through subsidies and guarantees of stability. As Ronald Reagan demonstrated, the U.S. can aggressively confront the world’s dictatorships and successfully exploit their inherent vulnerabilities. Such policies must include swift responses to all attacks on the United States, and the recognition that active pursuit of democracy and human rights serves the strategic interests of the United States."