Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in U.S. history, dies at 84

Stephen Dinan, Washington Times

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, who served multiple Republican presidents before

helping President George W. Bush lead the country into the global war on terrorism, died Monday, his family said. Mr. Cheney, 84, laid claim to being one of the most powerful vice presidents in American history. He was also a deeply polarizing figure. His critics, and some admirers, viewed him as the power behind the Bush White House, pushing the aggressive retaliations that became the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq and engulfed much of the Middle East.