Former Vice President Dick Cheney , who under President George W. Bush advocated a muscular take-no-prisoners foreign policy that plunged America into wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has died. He was 84.

Cheney died Monday night with his “beloved wife of 61 years, Lynne, his daughters, Liz and Mary, and other family members” by his side, according to a statement from the Cheney family. The cause of death was listed as complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular disease. He had struggled with his health for years .

“For decades, Dick Cheney served our nation, including as White House Chief of Staff, Wyoming’s Congressman, Secretary of Defense, and Vice President of the United States,” the statement said.

“Dick Cheney was a great and good man who taught his children and grandc

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