| 1 | This recession was I think just a Gulf War recession. | |
| 2 | There were big, difficult decisions to be taken during the Gulf War. | |
| 3 | He was one of ten Senate Democrats to support President Bush in the first Gulf War. | |
| 4 | The President and his team seemed determined to coast to victory on the wings of the Gulf War. | |
| 5 | That was when Iraq invaded Kuwait, setting off the first Gulf War, driving oil prices sky-high and sending the economy into recession. |