"There is nothing more patriotic than coming out and showing your opinion," said Jessica Tregeagle, 21, of Salt Lake City.

Tregeagle and Nathan Garcia, 24, also of Salt Lake City, are University of Utah students in Washington through an internship program. They came to see Anderson as well as protest the war.

Garcia said he does not support the war, mainly because it is not a war the country can win.

"It's an experiment in democracy, and we won't know if we are successful," said Garcia, who was wearing a red Utes sweatshirt to honor a game day, as well as a Utah Jazz hat.

President Bush said Friday that he is moving forward with his plan to send more troops to Iraq. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee passed a nonbinding resolution last week objecting to the plan, and other members of Congress, including Republicans, are starting to question the war, and this latest plan, more.

Bush said Friday that "I'm the decisionmaker" and that Congress is "condemning a plan before it's even had a chance to work." He said lawmakers have "an obligation and a serious responsibility, therefore, to put up their own plan as to what would work."

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., said on the protest's stage, "He's not the decider, he is the liar," drawing cheers from the crowd.

House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, D-Mich., said, "Not only is it in our power to stop Bush, it is our obligation to stop Bush."

"He can't fire you, he can't fire us, but we can fire him," Conyers said as the crowd started chanting "Impeach Bush."

The sea of banners and signs that dotted the Mall had a variety of creative slogans, from the basic "Out of Iraq" and "Impeach Bush" to the more creative "Just Poop!" and "If I only had a brain," with a photo of Bush dressed as the scarecrow from "The Wizard of Oz."

In the front row, a bright orange poster board featured an outline of Utah's shape and the words "We the people have spoken, bring our heroes home."

The sign's owner, Tess Harper, 17, of Salt Lake City, traveled to Washington with her father, Steve, and his girlfriend to participate in the protest.

"This war will be affecting my generation," she said. "We're going to have to deal with the consequences."

Harper said she has always been against the war. She helped organize the student walkout at East High School, she said.

"Everyone is so ignorant, they don't believe this will affect them in any way," she said, speaking particularly of people in Utah and young people her age. "There is no reason for us to be there."

Harper said it was important for her to attend the protest to show that "there are still some Democrats in Utah." She wants Congress to stop funding the war and bring the troops home.