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The war did cost tons of money but it did not matter to the economy in the short term nor was it one of the causes to the recession nor did it hinder the response to the recession. one trillion dollar stimulus, TARP etc. So no, while bad policy while adding to the debt which may talk about long term impacts on the economy it didn't have anything to do with the recession.
Snowe herself felt that she did not have any real input on the negotiations and that's why she ended not supporting the ACA. She went home listened to what her constituents said brought those concerns to the table and they dismissed them so she walked. If you can't work with Snowe on something you aren't going to be able to get much done in a bipartisan fashion.
Sure, I'm not saying the Republicans hands are clean on this one, but Obama and his administration are equally responsible. I would argue that Woodward even goes further in his book and places most of the blame on the Obama Administration and I don't think anyone has done a more detailed examination of the back room dealings of the Obama Administration than Woodward did.
There are economists out there who would disagree with you and, at the very least, say that it is entirely possible it was a contributing factor. It's easy to overlook an interconnected economy and long term military drag on the country.
To get back to the main point here....I tend to define people by how they've acted in the past and not some recent speech they gave while running for president. Maybe Donald has grown tired of professional wrestling and TV shows.