Not the complete picture.
The fact that he can do so much is because they have lot of oil. If no oil, can they do it?
If you change the above from Libya to Brunei, it would more or less be the same!
Gaddafi treated his cronies and selected groups of his people quite well. all those benefits were not for every one of his people. that's why there were Libyans who hated and wanted to depose Gaddafi, at the same time there were diehard supporters of Gaddafi who defended and fought for him to the very end.
The greatest leader is you yourself, if you need to look up to someone else, you will never be the person you want to be that is yourself....:p
Gaddafi treated his cronies and selected groups of his people quite well. all those benefits were not for every one of his people. that's why there were Libyans who hated and wanted to depose Gaddafi, at the same time there were diehard supporters of Gaddafi who defended and fought for him to the very end.
For sure Gaddafi, his family members and their cronies did makan the money that they received for their oil.. But at least Gaddafi did gave his people a share of the oil royalties by giving them many State freebies as a Libyan citizen..
People who put white text on black background are idiots.
From what I know, Gaddafi proposed 1 currency note for the middle east, like EURO currency. USA make sure it wont happen...
Gaddafi treated his cronies and selected groups of his people quite well. all those benefits were not for every one of his people. that's why there were Libyans who hated and wanted to depose Gaddafi, at the same time there were diehard supporters of Gaddafi who defended and fought for him to the very end.
Gaddafi and Saddam met with the same fate, because America would not allow oil to be traded without using US dollars. Gaddafi tried with the gold dinar, Saddam tried with Euros. All those excuses about terrorism, possessing WMDs or killing civilians were just that - excuses.
I challenge any leader of an oil-exporting country to switch away from US dollars for trading oil. See how fast Uncle Sam does a 'regime change' and make an example of you by killing you.