Former Vice President Richard B. “Dick” Cheney, the historically powerful vice president and architect of the U.S.’s endless “war on terror” during his time as the No. 2 in the George W. Bush administration, has died, his family announced in a statement Tuesday. He was 84. “The former Vice President died due to complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease” on Monday evening, the statement reads. “For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief of Staff,