Mar 2, 2007
TONY BLAIR, BUSH’S FALTERING ALLY
Primary Ally Draws Down Iraqi Forces

Tony Blair’s popularity polls have fallen even lower than those of President Bush. Blair has suffered a steady decline because of his support of the Iraq war. Now, Bush’s primary ally in “the coalition of the willing” has announced a draw-down of British troops in Basra, the critical port city through which U.S. troops in Baghdad are supplied. This is a potential disaster. While British and American leaders attempt to put a positive spin on the situation, many in the public are unconvinced.

Tony Blair was born May 6, 1953 at 6:10 AM in Edinburgh, Scotland (view chart). The first indicator of his perseverance and commitment is his SUN in TAURUS. Supporting his determination is his MOON in the FIXED sign of socially conscious AQUARIUS.

Blair’s flair comes from his MARS conjunct his ASCENDANT both in the youthful, flexible and lively sign of GEMINI. A classic debater.

Also, Blair’s Ruling Planet, VENUS, as well as his MERCURY (planet of communication), are both in the dynamic leadership sign of ARIES

His combination of determination and agility has helped him to become, after 10 years in office, the longest serving Prime Minister in British history. However, all this seems to be unraveling.

One indicator of this unraveling is shown by a one of Blair’s native talents coming under overwhelming stress.

In Blair’s birth chart, he has SATURN (structure) CONJUNCT NEPTUNE (idealism) in the partnership sign of LIBRA. He has been the strongest ally of the U.S., believing as Bush did that it would be possible to create a democratic Iraq. However, planetary patterns now in the sky describe disillusion of this dream.

Although in Blair’s birth chart, SATURN and NEPTUNE had a positive influence, now SATURN and NEPTUNE, in tense opposition to each other, are showing a negative expression. SATURN insists upon Reality while NEPTUNE dissolves that reality.

How many worldwide alliances are wobbling under this challenging combination?

The whole Middle East has reached a critical stage. In mid-March, Iraq will host a conference of regional leaders and other countries like the U.S. and Britain. At that time the fiery planet MARS will be triggering off this SATURN-NEPTUNE opposition. Optimistically one could hope that creative solutions can be found to practical matters. On the other hand, it is more likely that there will be further chaos.

This challenging SATURN-NEPTUNE opposition in the sky has now occurred twice. The final SATURN-NEPTUNE opposition occurs this June. Blair is due to fade from the scene and how many others will be gone?

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