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Kriegsrythmus"The Iraqi Conflict is nothing like Vietnam" Raymond A. Merriman
-->“The Iraqi Conflict is nothing like Viet Nam.”
by Raymond A. Merriman
How often have we heard this assessment in the past three years? To an astrologer, the similarities of celestial patterns today are remarkably similar to those present during the days of the Viet Nam War. To anyone who lived in the United States during that time, there are many parallels too - especially the increasing public and political dismay for the Commander in Chief. The more Mr. Bush tries to do, the more vocal his detractors become, and the more empowered the protest movement becomes. A Cox News Service story this week headlines, “Protestors to Rally Saturday.” The news report begins, “Activists planning an antiwar protest rally on Saturday said Wednesday it’s aimed at convincing Congress to get the troops out of Iraq.” If you substituted Viet Nam for Iraq, that same story line could pertain to a time 40 years ago. “Antiwar protest rally?” “Trying to convince the government to get the troops out of….”? This is becoming 1967-68 all over again, with real fears of the same results against a guerilla-like military opponent to which conventional rules of warfare don’t apply.
In the mid-1960’s, Saturn was in opposition to Uranus and Pluto, and the later transited over the USA Neptune (22 Virgo), forming a T-square to the USA Mars (20 Gemini). In 2001-2003, Pluto again transited in hard aspect to the USA Mars (opposition) and Neptune (square), and both the 9-11 attack and the commencement of the War against Terrorism took place. And in 2008-2009, Saturn and Uranus will once again be in opposition, and form a T-square to the natal USA Mars-Neptune square. Does that sound like the War against Terrorism is going to wind down? Does that sound like a period where the actions of the Commander in Chief are going to suddenly elicit greater support from both politicians and the general populace? Does it sound like a successful result - a victory with dignity - for the United States and its Commander in Chief? No. With Neptune involved, the possibility of increasing chaos and an expansion of the war onto surrounding areas by 2008 seems more likely than a satisfying resolution to this quagmire. And with Uranus and Neptune in mutual reception, it seems more likely that the antiwar protestors will be growing in numbers, and thus become even more emboldened as we head into the 2008 elections (which might erupt with outrage and violence like the Democratic Convention did in Chicago in 1968).
It’s the same ingredients that led to the dynamic intellectual, cultural, and social activism of the 1960’s. This climate isn’t any different than the Viet Nam War days. The only difference is that the result doesn’t have to be the same. But for that to happen, the leadership has to learn from the past, and act in a different manner than “LBJ all the Way” did in the mid-1960’s. But you know, those politicians from Texas who become Presidents… they’ve got big cajoles, and they tend to become deaf (or stubborn) when the volume gets too loud. And Saturn moving into opposition to Uranus, at the same time as Pluto moves into Capricorn (2008), is likely to turn both the “volume” and the “heat” up on the President. Let’s see… in 1966 the Dow Jones Industrial Average touched 1000 for the first time ever. It lasted three weeks, not to see those levels again for 7 years.
(from the actual homepage of Raymond A. Merriman)
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