U.S. President George W. Bush's national security adviser Stephen Hadley urged on Tuesday Iraq's government to do more to improve security in Iraq and suggested violence in the country will persist beyond Bush's presidency.

"I think they've got to do more and they've got to do faster. And I think if you talk to Prime Minister (Nouri) Maliki, he would say the same thing," Hadley said in an interview with the National Public Radio.

The Iraqi leadership is beginning to make hard decisions necessary for bringing stability in Iraq, Hadley said.

Hadley said by the time Bush leaves office in 2009, Bush would like to see violence somewhat contained in Iraq.

"Is there going to be peace, is there going to be the end of any violence? Of course not. This violence is going to go on for a long time," Hadley said.

Over 86 U.S. soldiers have been killed in Iraq this month, the highest casualty of any month this year. The Bush administration has been under mounting pressure to adjust tactics and bring stability in Iraq.

The Bush administration has denied reports of setting a timetable for the Iraqi government to bring peace and stability in Iraq, and said the Iraqi government is setting a timetable for itself to realize the goal.

Source: Xinhua