In the news today, Seymour Hersh reports that President Bush is planning to use nuclear weapons against Iran in order to prevent it from developing its own nuclear program, this while simultaneously penning deals to sell nuclear materials to India. Hersh reports that Iran is reportedly developing a “series of bunkers and facilities” with hidden command centers, and Bush cannot be dissuaded from taking military action despite the pleas of military chiefs. “A senior Pentagon consultant said that Mr Bush believes that he must do “what no Democrat or Republican, if elected in the future, would have the courage to do,” and “that saving Iran is going to be his legacy“.

Bush’s astrological profile explains his extreme self-righteous philosophy and lack of perspective. Chiron is currently applying pressure to his renegade unaspected Mars, causing him to react without thinking in an effort to take charge of his situation and regain the control he has lost. Meanwhile, Saturn and Chiron are moving back and forth across his ascendant/descendant axis, coinciding with his crash in the polls and testing his political and personal partnerships. Andy Card is gone, and others are on the block. Tony Blair is pulling away his support of Bush’s fool’s errands in order to save his own political future. More and more, Bush is the president in the bubble, finding himself more and more alone (Saturn) trying to find a way out of the mess he has created. Yes the quote above shows that his arrogance and self-righteous bravado remains intact. Let’s hope he can be stopped by the US Congress before he can do further damage.