Here is a useful quote from soneone I know:   
      
   "Something that I noticed. Four periods in the 20th century where we had the   
   best economic growth. The Coolidge years, the Eisenhower years, the Reagan   
   years and the Clinton years. What was not happening during those years? The   
   country wasn't really at war during most of the time. Coolidge and Reagan kept   
   us out of war (sorry by 7 days in Grenada doesn't really count). Eisenhower's   
   second term was a time between the Korean and Vietnam wars. Clinton took us to   
   the Balkans but it wasn't a large invasion or occupation.   
      
   During those peacetimes the economy expanded greatly. Even in the case of   
   Coolidge and Reagan who inherited weak economies. War definitely sucks the   
   life out of economies and doesn't make recovery easier."   
   -Aaron Alghawi   
      
      
      
      
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