Who's Winning the War on Terror?

Rasmussen Reports polled Americans who said, we are:

A majority of voters (52%) continue to believe the United States and its allies are winning the war on terror....While the percentage of those who think the United States and its allies are winning is down from the 55% level of the previous two weeks, the number who think the terrorists are winning is also lower.

World Public Opinion conducted a global poll for the BBC, and they discovered a more mixed picture:

Asked who is winning "the conflict between al Qaeda and the United States", the predominant view of those polled is that neither the US nor al Qaeda is winning, with 15 countries holding this view. In three countries - Kenya, Nigeria and Turkey - the dominant view is that the US is winning. In no country does more than one in five - 21 per cent in Pakistan - believe that al Qaeda is winning. Views are divided in other countries....

...Even in the United States only 34 per cent believe al Qaeda has been weakened. Fifty-nine per cent believe the 'war on terror' has either had no effect (26%) or has made al Qaeda stronger (33%). Meanwhile, 56 per cent believe neither side is winning the conflict; 31 per cent believe that the United States is winning; 8 per cent believe al Qaeda is winning."

Interestingly, the report also adds that "On average 61 per cent of those in countries surveyed say their feelings about al Qaeda are negative, 8 per cent say they are positive and 18 per cent say they are mixed."

To me, the more salient statistic isn't whether countries think we're winning or losing the war, but how they feel about al-Qaeda. If they're not big fans, I'd chalk that up as good news.