Christina Ghitis : The U.S. will become the world 's largest oil producer in a few years . Trump : It is truly transformational that the U.S. is giving up its addiction to foreign oil . Despite energy independence , we need to keep looking into green energy , she says . Iran 's production has fallen 40 % , a drop that not long ago would have created unacceptable economic hardships for the rest of the planet . Ghitis : It 's beneficial for the US to not rely on unstable , undemocratic Middle East for oil .
Christina Ghitis : The U.S. will become the world 's largest oil producer in a few years . Trump : It is truly transformational that the U.S. is giving up its addiction to foreign oil . Despite energy independence , we need to keep looking into green energy , she says . Ghitis : It 's beneficial for the US to not rely on unstable , undemocratic Middle East for oil .