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Even if Bush issues pardons, they would apply only to US criminal proceedings. The guilty parties, which could include Bush and Cheney, could still be prosecuted by the International Court of Justice in Den Haag. An investigation in the United States to determine which crimes, if any, were committed and who committed them could aid the work of this court. A finding of guilt would in practice require the offender, even one who had been pardoned by Bush, to refrain from travel outside the United States, (or, at minimum, to avoid certain countries where (s)he would more likely be detained). This could effectively limit the career of such a person.
