The War on Terror entered the news again last week with reports from London of a thwarted terrorist attack. A few days later, news of a cease-fire agreement in the Middle East took over the front page. All of this had surprisingly little impact on American public opinion. The latest Rasmussen Reports update on public confidence in the War on Terror shows that just 38% of Americans believe the U.S. and its allies are winning. That's down just a single point from 39% earlier in the month but it matches the lowest level of confidence ever recorded in our nearly three years of tracking this question.

A month ago, before hostilities erupted again in the Middle East, 44% thought the good guys were winning.