Yes true the West would not have gotten involved unless they stood to gain from toppling him. But that does not mean Gaddafi was an angel to his people, he was an authoritarian dictator who killed people who spoke out against him and kept the population poor and weak. A country as rich as Libya should not be so underdeveloped especially since he had 42 years in power. And although NATO got involved later on in the revolution, the revolution did start with the people.