Consumers cut spending as the economy weakened and after the iraqi invasion of kuwait on aug . 2raised the specter of war , inflating prices of gasoline and heating oil 由于经济疲软，同时在伊拉克八月入侵科威特引发了战争的威胁，因而汽油及取暖燃油涨价以后，消费者乃减少开支。
The invasion of iran consumed more than a million lives ; the invasion of kuwait set in motion a chain of events that led ultimately to his own country ' s occupation by america 他入侵伊朗，让超百万人赔上性命，他入侵科威特，为此后的一系列大事件埋下伏笔，并最终在美国人手中赔上了自己的国家。
America is already the largest provider in the world of food relief - giving more than 1 . 4 billion in global emergency food aid , and one - half of all contributions to the world food program 1990年，在伊拉克入侵科威特后，国际社会对伊拉克实行经济制裁。这些制裁在战争结束后继续实行，以迫使伊拉克政权遵守安理会决议。
