But this defeats the point of an island being self sufficient 

BlokchainB

You seem to be under the impression that oil is scarce.

Russia will never stop selling it to whoever wants it.

If they really need to, they can just start whaling again to get oil. Lol

econ

Will the yen's crash now be followed by a chain reaction?

GhostofTruth

You seem to be under the impression that oil is scarce. 
Russia will never stop selling it to whoever wants it. 
If they really need to, they can just start whaling again to get oil. Lol