As we gear up for the big 'Surge' debate, we look at the various administration mouthpieces parroting 'surge' success numbers that appear to be directly contradicted by the statistics actually coming out of Iraq. The bamboozlement is so brazen even Wolf Blitzer is calling them on it. See the details in today's episode of TPMtv ...

Here are the articles we reference in today's episode:
AP: More Than 1,800 Iraqis Killed in August
LAT: Iraqi civilian deaths climb again
NYT: Civilian Death Toll Falls in Baghdad but Rises Across Iraq