Bush: Iraq violence confined to small area

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush said violence in Iraq, though brutal, is confined to a small area.

Bush said military analysts are looking at what has gone wrong since Saddam Hussein was toppled from power and are determining what can be done to control the violence.

"We have got to help the Maliki government stop it and crack it and prevent it from spreading to be successful," Bush told a White House news conference Wednesday.

Bush noted most of the violence is within 30 miles of Baghdad and in Anbar province. Some of those fomenting unrest are Saddamists, others, al-Qaida, he claimed.

"Much of the country is moving forward but it is this aspect getting our attention," Bush said.

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