Petraeus wants troop drawdowns suspended - Yahoo! News

Petraeus wants troop drawdowns suspended - Yahoo! News: "Petraeus described the security situation in Iraq as improved since he last appeared before Congress in September, but still fragile and the gains reversible. He complained of Iranian support for insurgents and asserted that withdrawing U.S. forces too quickly would jeopardize security gains achieved over the past year. Petraeus also said the recent flare-up of violence in Basra, in Baghdad and elsewhere points up the importance of the cease-fire declared last year by anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and highlighted the role Iran allegedly plays in funding and training Shiite militias through cells the U.S. military calls 'special groups.' 'Unchecked, the special groups pose the greatest long-term threat to the viability of a democratic Iraq,' Petraeus said."