Washington Post: Gen David Petraeus reiterated his plan Monday to halt U.S. troop withdrawals, begun late last fall, at the end of July. At that point, he has said, he will "evaluate" whether Iraqi forces and a reduced number of U.S. troops can maintain the lower levels of violence.
I would encourage him to read this War Widows feature in Glamour.
Killeen, Texas, has been home to more widows whose husbands lost their lives in the Iraq war than any other place in the United states.