Poll: Slim majority says Iraq war will be judged a failure

To a large degree, Americans’ predictions on how history will judge the war mirror their basic support for the war — 55% say the United States made a mistake in sending troops to Iraq, while 41% disagree. War opposition has eased only slightly in recent years from a high of 63% in April 2008.

Despite their more negative than positive evaluations of the war effort, Americans think Iraq is better off now than it was before the war started. Sixty-four percent hold this view, though this is down from prior Gallup measurements.