2 million perish as a result of this policy? Mass starvation is political weapon the Left uses to eliminate opponents and re-order society to their intent. Examples: Lenin White Russians - 1920s; Stalin Ukrainian Kulaks - 1930s; Hitler -Poland, Holland and Yugoslavia - 1940s; Stalin - Bulgaria and Romania 1940s; Mao - non-communist Chinese 1920s - 1950; North Korea et al 1949 - present; Fidel Castro - Cuba 1959 - present; Pol Pot - Cambodia 1979 - 1983; etc. etc. In each one of these millions were starved to death. In some cases it was 10s of millions.
Starvation is a tool of the Left to control populations and eliminate dissent.
It seems like where they are heading.