Americans pessimitic about war against terrorism

NEW YORK: Americans are increasingly pessimistic about the war against terrorism following revelations about intelligence failure on warnings of terror attacks.


Only four in 10 Americans believe the US and its allies are winning the war against terrorism, according to a USA Today/CNN/Gallup poll.


In January, when headlines focussed on military successes on the battlefield in Afghanistan, two-thirds of those polled felt the nation was winning the war.


The number has declined steadily since. Now, 35 per cent say neither side is winning the war, and 15 per cent say the terrorists are winning, the survey reported by the USA Today said.