This is the nature of human being, the struggle starts from the bread and once all needs are fulfilled then ego and greed calls for more and more, More power more money and more strength and the excess of fortune, power and other factors leads to boost of ego and ultimate dictatorship.
Nevertheless the people should not forget the contributions for his country, To Recall about Saddam Hussein same gossip was echoed and his luxurious life was exposed but no body realized his contributions to Iraq Until the people started to feel the heat of American and Coalition occupation and then they cried "Saddam's Times were better then present situation" history Repeats itself and its the turn of Libyan People to feel in/as IRAQ !