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Dick Cheney, powerful vice president during war on terrorism, dies at 84



After the Sept. 11 attacks, perceiving an elemental threat to American society, Mr. Cheney used his role as Bush’s chief strategist to approve the use of torture and steer U.S. occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq.



Source link : https://www.washingtonpost.com/obituaries/2025/11/04/dick-cheney-us-vice-president-dead/

Author : Barton Gellman, Marc Fisher

Publish date : 2025-11-04 12:02:00

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