Nice start to Iraq self governing: 40 dead, 100 wounded

On the first day of the new Iraqi government, 12 car bombs killed 40 people, wounded 100, and drove 3 Sunni government officials resign. Countering George Bush's claims that the newly-formed government in Iraq is already bringing peace dividends comes this from the Detroit Free Press:

The horror of such violence in their neighborhoods has eroded many Iraqis' faith in the leaders they risked their lives to elect.

"We don't care about any government," said Mansour Ibrahim, 34, a car salesman who witnessed the attack Friday. "They will work on their parties' interests. And the Iraqi people are the victims."

Great start. Just as a reminder, 1,578 U.S. troops have been killed and 11,664 have been wounded since the start of the Iraq War. How many more will have to die, both Iraqi civilian and U.S. troops, before we as a nation get sick of this?