And, in the UK it had the impact of ensuring that the conservative government led by Thatcher won at least another election. Before the war it wasn't looking th

And, in the UK it had the impact of ensuring that the conservative government led by Thatcher won at least another election. Before the war it wasn't looking that good, but due to the patriotic pay-off from the conflict her popularity numbers shot up. So there you go, as long as you 'win' a war it's beneficial to your election chances. We're all tribal underneath!