Public confidence in the War on Terror rose for the fourth straight week, with 55% who now believe the U.S. and its allies are winning.

Confidence is now at its highest level since November 11, when it hit a record high of 60%. Last week, 53% of voters said the U.S. held the advantage.

The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that 18% think the terrorists are winning, while 22% say neither side is winning.

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Forty-six percent (46%) of voters say the situation in Iraq will get better in the next six months, the highest level of optimism on this score since mid-November. Twenty-three percent (23%) say the situation will worsen and another 21% say it will be stay about the same.

Over a third (34%) give former President Bush positive ratings on his handling of the war, including 13% who say he did an excellent job.

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Just over half (51%) say the U.S. is safer today than it was before the September 11 terrorist attacks. Thirty percent (30%) disagree, while another 19% are not sure.

In the long term, 38% of voters say the U.S. mission in Iraq will be seen as a success while 41% say it will be judged as a failure.

Most Republicans (72%) and 50% of unaffiliated voters say the U.S. and its allies are winning, while nearly half of Democrats (45%) agree. While nearly a quarter of democrats (23%) say the terrorists are winning, only 12% of Republicans and 18% of unaffiliateds say the same.

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