Former Vice President Dick Cheney, one of the major architects of the Iraq War that killed thousands of people in Iraq and America based on his lies about weapons of mass destruction, died Tuesday at age 84.

Cheney most notably served as vice president to former President George W. Bush for eight years, in which the two presided over the war, the collapse of the American economy, and numerous scandals, like the administration’s disastrous response to Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.

Before becoming Bush’s running mate in the 2000 election—he led Bush’s vice presidential search committee, then declared himself the best option—Cheney served as chief of staff for Gerald Ford’s one-term presidency, in the House of Representatives for Wyoming, and as secretary of defense for George H.W. Bush

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