[Applause] To the end, he never wavered, defending the Iraq war and the harsh interrogation tactics that defined his vice presidency, making him a lightning rod for critics, but an icon to conservatives. >> Thank you all very much. Knock it off.A welcome enough to want to make me run for office again. >> Dick Cheney always spoke his mind. justifying interrogation practices later judged to be tortured.>> They were legal, essential, justified, successful, and the right thing to do. >> In the end, his advice w ...