Year Withdrawal Answered

size of Russian military camped on Ukraine’s border
perceived weakness in wake of Afghanistan withdrawal
demand for Nato to withdraw from Eastern Europe

warned of ‘dying a death of 1,000 cuts’ and
‘a year of agony’ unless leaders changed
earlier telling him ‘In the name of God, go!’

washed away drifted and swam more islands
cut off communications disaster rest of world
tough situation answered him floated and grounded

-- Clark Allison

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