@ Zakumi

A gold sofa in the shape of a mermaid, bearing the face of Gaddafi's daughter, Aisha
LOL!
Agreed, the guy lived lavish, but he did not do so by impoverishing the people he ruled.
He exploited the oil wealth for everyone's benefit and used the change as he saw fit. Just like any King would.
Contrast that with the 'leaders of the free world' who lead their citizens into ever increasing debt in exchange for the illusion of freedom.
Consider this.
The Outstanding US Public Debt as of 27 Oct 2011 at 02:09:29 PM GMT is:
14,950,288,271,011.06The estimated population of the United States is 311,562,670
so each citizen's share of this debt is $47,984.85.
The National Debt has continued to increase an average of
$3.99 billion per day since September 28, 2007
Who is liberating who here...