...please hold all Darth Vader jokes for at least 5 minutes...
I won't gloat at his death, instead I'll use it to point out his legacy which was fucking awful. You want to know the genesis of a LOT of neocons, this fucker right here.
Want a great example of corporate interests dictating US military policy, this guy. Even got his daughter to follow his path only fortunately to get wrecked by Trump.
Remember the Day After Tomorrow where they had Cheney apologizing to the world for global warming?