Signs scribbled with pro-Bush sentiments were ample at the rally. There were also a handful of people who showed up to express their dislike for the president and the war.

Salt Lake City police were summoned to a few minor scuffles — one in which a protester had his sign torn and another where police escorted a man away from the rally.

The Republican Party-organized event boasted a number of prominent GOP speakers — a few who publicly expressed their sentiments about Salt Lake City Mayor Rocky Anderson, who keynoted the anti-Bush rally.

"I stayed quiet last fall because I wanted to be nice," said Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff. "I'm done being nice today. Rocky, there is no honor in what you did today."

"There are too many people against the war," said Joan Foote of Springville, who has two sons serving in Kuwait and Iraq. "We are hear to show our support."

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Contributing: Suzanne Struglinski, Brandy Lee

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