Outside Looking In

As the 2016 US presidential elections continue on its hard not to think about what the global community is thinking. As an American myself I can't even stand the current happenings among the 4 surviving presidential candidates, but what about our allies, what about our global competition? Its pretty clear for most that no matter the direction this election does end up taking, a large portion of American's will be unhappy. And as the 4 candidates continue to argue on we see how different all their personal policies truly are. Whether it be Trump promising to build a wall, Sanders offering free college tuition, Cruz vowing to carpet bomb ISIS into extinction, or Clinton covering up another speech or email, all the candidates have extreme downsides. Its quite clear that the American public is torn, I myself troubled by the offered options. But if we stop and think about it even further the outcome of this election not only determines the future of the American public for the next 4 years but also has the possibility of radical change in terms of US foreign policy. In the end it doesn't even come down to republican vs democrat but rather 4 very differently opinionated people all arguing they are the best thing for America's future. Many Americans find themselves amerced in the promises of a candidate, truly believing they are the future, but what about americans who can't seem to get themselves to choose the lesser of evils? What about the portion of the population displeased by the offered candidates? What does this say about our Nation, what kind of portrait of our abilities does this paint for the outside world looking in? How can a country be a global leader, when we in reality can't even choose a leader for our country?