US war on terror hasn’t weakened Qaeda

•Only 22% believe al-Qaeda has been weakened by the US-led war

•29% say that the war on terror has had no effect on the al-Qaeda

•30% feel it has made the network of Osama bin Laden stronger

In Egypt and Pakistan, far more people have either mixed or positive feelings towards al-Qaeda

•In Egypt: 40% mixed, 20% positive, 35% negative

•In Pakistan: 22% mixed, 19% positive, 19% negative

•44% Indians say they have a negative view of al-Qaeda

•13% say their feelings are mixed and 11% have a positive view of the outfit

•27% believe the US-led war on terror has weakened al-Qaeda

•19% say it has had no effect

•16% believe it has made Qaeda stronger

•38% declined to offer an opinion

Asked who is winning the conflict between al-Qaeda and the US, the predominant view is that neither the US nor al-Qaeda is winning

• In Kenya, Nigeria and Turkey, the dominant view is that the US is winning

• In no country does more than one in five — 21% in Pakistan — believe that al-Qaeda is winning

•Across all 23 countries, just 10% think al-Qaeda is winning, 22% think the US is winning

•Even in the US, only 34% believe that al-Qaeda has been weakened, 50% believe the war on terror has had no effect