Though to be honest it is rather scary that such policies are presented as a 'solution' to a general public by the politicans. It seems that its not just the political elite that is detached from reality but a large chunck of the electorate. That has very serious implications for actions in the future.
It looks like the USA is going to be stuck with a 19th century Hobbseian view of the world for a while longer.
Stuck in the past! Thats what I meant!