Determinants of the war:

• Mars is the god of the war of Antiquity.
• Pluto has an analogy with the great upheavals and death.
• Any planet in House VII, they are numerous in this third chart of the United States of 1936.

   With the Sun return of 2002 :

   This event corresponds to 66 years and the period Saturn/Saturn.
   Saturn is the master of the period. At its native position, it has an Evil quality in Pisces and a Powerful force (joined at House IV). It is determining of losses and adversities.
Saturn (of SR) is united with two Mercuries. It has an ambivalent Beneficent quality (Master of the Triangle) and a Powerful force (joined with the cusp of House VII). It neutralizes the financial obstacles.
   The degree of the year is close to the point of convergence of the Sun which has a Middle quality in Taurus and a Very Powerful force (it is the double Sun of the Sun return). It is the Sun which obtains the domination. It has a Middle quality, which means that it can as well cause the positive one that the negative one. The native Sun is joined with Mars in Cancer (of Very Evil quality) and with Pluto in House VIII, that of the major adversities. It is a martial configuration which is reinforced by the conjunction Mars (of SR) with Jupiter (of SR). It is this Jupiter which has a Very Beneficent quality in Cancer which allowed this new war. Although favorable, it supports very warlike energies.

   At the degree of the year the indices of war or adversities:

1. The Sun gets the domination in House VII, that of wars and it has a Middle quality.
2. The Sun is joined with native Mars which has a Very Evil quality.
3. The Sun has a conjunction with Pluto in House VIII.
4. Pluto (of SR) is joined with the Ascendant.
5. Mars (of SR) is united with native Sun and native Pluto.
6. Saturn is the Master of the periods. It has an Evil quality in Pisces and a Powerful force.

   This Sun return has at least six indices of war or adversities.

   With the Horoscope on October 09, 2002:

   The facts correspond at 66,70 years old and with the period Saturn/Saturn.
   What evolves:

1. The native Sun loses the protection of the transit of Jupiter.
2. The transit of Mars positions itself at the opposition of the native conjunction, Sun Mars Pluto.
3. It is united with the native Moon which itself is joined with the degree of the day (25°24' of Capricorn).

   Conclusion:
   The degree of the day of this war coincides with the difficult axis Mars (in transit) - Moon - Sun Mars Pluto, on the axis of Houses II/VIII. It is really the axis of the great ordeals of the United States.

Link: The comparative table of the events of the United States.