“Wind and solar farms don’t offset even a thimble-full of foreign oil.”
They don’t? What about the electrical generators that are oil fueled?
Not many of those left in continuous operation. The ones that remain are mostly peakers and backup, or dual-fuel with oil as a backup. In the list of the top thirty countries using oil for generation, we aren't on the list (although Canada and Mexico are). Solar and wind don't reduce the need for peakers, in fact they increase the need for stand-by power.
Most generators in the US are coal or natgas. Which means, for the most part, solar and wind off-set fuels we already have plenty of. My view is that politicians who promote wind and solar as their energy policy are shilling for OPEC since their policy won't reduce our use of OPEC oil by even a barrel.