As Bush spoke, hundreds of people rallied outside against the Iraq War. A coalition of New York City grandmothers held a mock funeral procession for those who have died in Iraq since the U.S. invasion.

Frances Goldin: “I wouldn’t miss a demonstration. I think we’ve got to end the war. I think we have to get out of Iraq. I think we have to get rid of the idiot president who doesn’t represent me but is still in power.”

Meanwhile, hundreds also turned out for a rally against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Mohammad Souri: “He’s just part of the system. The whole entire system is a regime of terror, death. I mean, that’s pretty obvious by now to the rest of the world. And we are opposing not only Ahmadinejad but the rest of the regime, all the mullahs, Khomeini and the rest.”