I expect them to be treated, the POWs, I
expect to be treated humanely, just like
we're treating the prisoners that we have
captured humanely. If not, the people who
mistreat the prisoners will be treated as war
criminals.
-George W. Bush, 3/23/2003
http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s814471.htm
And all Iraqi military and civilian personnel
should listen carefully to this warning: In
any conflict, your fate will depend on your
actions. Do not destroy oil wells, a source
of wealth that belongs to the Iraqi people.
Do not obey any command to use weapons of
mass destruction against anyone, including
the Iraqi people. War crimes will be
prosecuted, war criminals will be punished
and it will be no defense to say, "I was
just following orders."
-George W. Bush, 3/19/2003
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,81332,00.html
As the vise tightens on the Iraqi regime,
some of our enemies have chosen to fill their
final days with acts of cowardice and murder.
In combat, Saddam's thugs shield themselves
with women and children. They have killed
Iraqi citizens who welcome coalition troops,
and they have forced other Iraqis into battle
by threatening to torture or kill their
families. They have executed prisoners of
war, waged attacks under the white flag of
truce, and concealed combat forces in
civilian neighborhoods, schools, hospitals
and mosques. In this war, the Iraqi regime is
terrorizing its own citizens, doing
everything possible to maximize Iraqi
civilian casualties, and then to exploit the
deaths they have caused for propaganda. These
are war criminals, and they'll be treated as
war criminals.
In stark contrast, the citizens of Iraq are
coming to know what kind of people we have
sent to liberate them.
-George W. Bush, 4/6/2003
http://usembassy.state.gov/nigeria/wwwhp040503a.html
Given the nature of this regime, we expect
such war crimes. But we will not excuse them.
War criminals will be hunted relentlessly and
judged severely.
-George W. Bush, 3/28/2003
http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0303/28/se.23.html
