Two wars, two presidents, two recessions

Is this a conspiracy or a coincidence;

We had Gulf War I under Bush senior and immediately a recession.

Now we have Gulf War II under Bush Jr. and now the beginnings of a recession.

Two identical situations yet possibly the same agendas at work here, but what about the recessions? Did the wars and economic policies precipitate the recession, or did the knowing of economic doom deem the wars necessary?

Either the Bush's are geniuses or they caused a lot of mess. This thread is not about political bashing or Bush bashing, by the way but to discuss why the similarities between these two eras in time and how they are connected to the same political ideologies.

The power to create war... and thats what they do.

The power to create a better America can't be legislated.

But ought to be rectified so we can kick them out and get a new
one right away.