War 'Architects' Live Long, Their Victims Don't
The RT headline, "Iraq war architect Cheney dead aged 84," is a stark reminder of how the architects of mass death often live to ripe old ages, their obituaries whitewashing the devastation they caused. While the article notes his role in the costly war, it glosses over the million Iraqis estimated dead by 2008 and the trillions of dollars squandered. Cheney's 2002 claims of WMDs were not just
'mistakes;' they were deliberate fabrications, as shown by the Senate Intelligence Committee's 2008 report, used to justify an invasion that destabilized an entire region. One might almost forgive the detached historical tone, if it weren’t for the ongoing legacy: the rise of ISIS, millions displaced, and a generation scarred. No mainstream obituary will ever tally the true cost of Cheney's
'architecture'—the countless lives, the shattered families, the rise in global extremism. His legacy is etched not in monuments, but in mass graves and perpetual conflict, proving that for some, the 'fog of war' lasts long after the final shot.