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LXguy said
The "Bush 1" recession was from July of 1990 to March of 1991.

Desert Shield started in August of 1990, and the shooting didn't commence until January of 1991. So the war was not the cause either.

FISHBREATH said
The roots of the Bush 1 recession were actually growing with the Saddam Hussein invasion of Kuwait. Oil markets went crazy, pushing up the cost of everything made from petroleum.

Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait on August 2nd 1990. The recession had already started by then.

2shelbys said
Oops, wrong. The expense of war does not begin with the first shot. It begins far earlier with the required build-up.

Again, the Iraqi invasion happened in August, after the recession had already started. Operation Desert Shield was the required build-up. We were not building-up before the Iraqi army invaded.