If you have been watching the Iraq situation from the beginning in 2003 then you ought to remember the “Surge” as it was called by the media and the Bush Admin……it was that influx of extra American troops and the bought cooperation of some of the Sunni tribes….the whole affair catapulted Gen. Pratraeus into the limelight as a genius….military that is…..yes it was successful…as successful as it was ever going to be……

And now there are those that are clamoring for some sort of “Surge” to be used in Syria…….

A group of current and former US officials concludes that current US policy toward the Islamic State is not working, and that more needs to be done in both the diplomatic and military spheres to end the Syrian civil war.

Source: Is it time for a surge in Syria? – Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East