Is the U.S. recession directly correlated to its involvement in Iraq combined with its method of funding it?

There is no question that right-wing advocates are presently opposed to higher taxation and domestic government spending in America, but the reasons they cite are that the economy can't handle it. Isn't this, in part, a result of waging two wars while cutting taxes at the same time? Considering their recent spending patterns it would seem that the right-wing is more in favor of funding foreign wars which have less direct benefits to Americans than funding healthcare reform would have. Having a healthy workforce with access to preventive care is long-term economic planning, but spending $702 billion (and counting) dollars to date in Iraq while cutting taxes was, in my opinion, grievous error because that sent our debt to new all-time highs. We could have already paid for almost the entire proposed ten year plan for healthcare reform if it were not for the invasion of Iraq. So does right-wing opposition to 'big government' stop when its not their government? There was obviously quite a bit of 'government intervention' from 'big government' going on in Iraq, and, if I may, I think most Iraqis would agree that they would have rather not had the invasion happen, and to have dealt with things on their own. Where would the right-wing stand in their opposition to government spending on healthcare reform if the Iraq War had never begun?