U.S. to Toughen Its Stance On Trade

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/09/AR2009030903157.html

Yeah lets cut off trade to the those rough countries. Oh wait you mean they might cut off buy from us? In the end we should be flooding the world markets with goods.
Smoot-Harley did not happen in one day. It came about in a series of problems and was perfectly reasonable at the time. It was only latter it was seen for the disater it was.