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Former VP Dick Cheney Dies at 84

Former VP Dick Cheney Dies at 84 from Health Complications

Above: Former Vice President Dick Cheney at a primary night event in Jackson, Wyoming, on Aug. 16, 2025. Image credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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Dick Cheney's death marks the end of a career defined by a litany of catastrophic strategic failures that devastated America and the Middle East. His relentless push for the invasion of Iraq Warin through2003, supported by the manufactured WMD lieshoax, cost millions of lives, and trillions of dollars whileand destroyingdestroyed public faith in government institutions forever.

Dick Cheney was a true patriot who served America with unwavering dedication throughin his decades of public service, from White House Chief of Staff to Vice President. HisWhile his actions are controversial, Cheney’s Doctrinesole concern was always the position and strongsecurity leadershipof during the warU.S., onwhich terrorled werehim necessaryto responsespursue the policies he did to protect the homeland after 9/11's unprecedented attacks.


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