Bush warns Iraqi military over weapon

US PRESIDENT George W Bush yesterday warned the Iraqi military they would be prosecuted as war criminals if they used weapons of mass destruction on US troops or their own people.

“There’ll be serious consequences for any general or soldier who were to use weapons of mass destruction on our troops or innocent lives within Iraq,” Bush said.

“Should any Iraqi officer or soldier receive an order from (Iraqi president) Saddam Hussein or his sons or any of the killers who occupy the high levels of their government, my advice is don’t follow that order,” Bush said. “If you choose to do so, when Iraq is liberated, you will be treated, tried and persecuted as a war criminal.”