[stockstrader]

Let me clarify that..."when you import 60% of a product that is absolutely ESSENTIAL to your entire economy,,,,,"

Total dependence on a foreign supply of a product that your entire economy is completely dependent on,,,is much, much, MUCH different than importing discretionary items like clothes, autos, electronics, toys, etc.

[ARCADIA]

That is a very valid distinction. It will not kill us, it will just make us poorer.