http://consortiumnews.com/2014/11/17/neocons-fateful-iraq-surge-myth/

Neocons’ Fateful Iraq ‘Surge’ Myth

November 17, 2014

After provoking the Iraq War debacle, America’s neocons found themselves on the defensive but soon came up with a “theme” to salvage their reputations – the  myth of the “successful surge” – what might be called the last lie of Iraq War I or the first lie of Iraq War II, as ex-CIA analyst Paul R. Pillar explains.
By Paul R. Pillar