More than Half of Americans Agree: We are Winning the War on Terror

July 23rd, 2008 by Scott

The news is in. Over half of Americans agree that we are winning the war on terrror:

Over half of American voters (51%) now believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror, the highest figure recorded in nearly four years by Rasmussen Reports in a nationwide survey.

Last July, just 36% thought the U.S. and its allies were winning. At that time, an equal number—36%–thought the terrorists were ahead.

Other indicators in the survey also show that Americans have growing confidence that things are looking up in the war on terror.
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Let’s recap. Last year, only 36% of Americans thought we were winning. The Democrats wanted us to retreat and cut our losses in Iraq. They wanted to quit.

One year later, it turns out President Bush was right. The Republicans were right. The surge worked. We are winning. And most Americans now agree.

It just goes to show that a war should NOT be fought based on weekly opinion polls.