At least 68 dead in Basra blasts

The Guardian covers the car bombings in Basra, along with other bad news about the war. At least I will say this for the UK (although I still think they need to get out of the occupation business as soon as possible): a senior MoD official on the news tonight said something I don't think you will hear equivalent American leaders saying, something to the effect that if the Iraqi people begin to perceive coalition forces as the enemy, it doesn't matter how many troops they send in, there will never be a "victory." The question is - has that time come already, or is it imminent? Or is it coming soon, but too late to reverse it?