Toplines: War on Terror

Survey of 800 Likely Voters

May 9-10, 2008

1* Who is winning the War on Terrorism…the United States and its allies or the terrorists?

39% United States and its allies

27% Terrorists

27% Neither

7% Not sure

2* Over the next six months, will the situation in Iraq get better or worse?

24% Better

39% Worse

29% Stay about the same

8% Not sure

3* In the long run, will America’s mission in Iraq be judged a success or a failure?

28% Success

52% Failure

20% Not sure

4* Overall, how would you rate President Bush’s handling of the situation in Iraq…Excellent, good, fair, or poor?

6% Excellent

16% Good

22% Fair

55% Poor

1% Not sure

5* Is the United States today safer than it was before the 9/11 terrorist attacks?

38% Yes

44% No

18% Not sure

NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3.5 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence