Dick Cheney (The Eagle Looks to the Right)

Richard Bruce Cheney, commonly referred to as Dick Cheney, was the Vice President of George W. Bush during his few months as President. He previously served as the Secretary of Defense under George H.W. Bush from March 20, 1989 to January 20, 1993.

Vice President Dick Cheney immediately became the President of the United States on September 11, 2001 after the death of George W. Bush, due to a sudden heart attack as a result of hearing the news of United Airlines Flight 93 crashing on the Capitol Building.

He would later address the nation that night from Camp David, stating that while "America is shocked from the events of that day, the perpetuators of this attacks will be brought to justice. Make no mistake America will rise and recover from this cowardly attacks. Democracy and justice will always prevail. To the ones responsible, we will find you and hunt you down to ends of the world. The Eagle always looks to what is right and just."

The United States would then invade Afghanistan on September 29, 2001. U.S. Special Forces, particularly U.S. Navy SEAL Teams, Delta Force, and CIA SAD paramilitary teams were inserted to the country to support the Northern Alliance against the Taliban. Kabul soon fell to the Northern Alliance on October 7, 2001.