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rorism.

In that poll, 43 percent of Americans said the Iraq war has helped the war on terrorism, while 44 percent said it has hindered it. About a year ago, 65 percent felt the Iraq invasion had aided the war on terrorism, Pew noted.

Finally, a Washington Post-ABC poll released Monday found that only half the country approves of how Bush is conducting the war on terrorism. That's down 13 points since April, the Post reported.

The poll also found that Bush has lost his once-commanding lead over Kerry as the candidate whom Americans trust to do a better job of protecting them from terrorism.

If the public-opinion trends indicated by these polls persist, Bush is in big trouble.

But the wild card is bin Laden. If the terrorist mastermind has a bloody October surprise up his sleeve, our blundering misleader may be rewarded with another four years to undermine our security.

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