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Why doesn't Colonel Gadaffi promote himself to General?

He probably doesn't want to distance himself from the proletariat

The country is already having trouble paying him now. Libya couldnt afford to give him a pay rise!

Colonel slips off the tongue sooo nicely?

He is plotting a future career in selling chicken.:P

Do you think Pepsi has a job for him running KFC ? :eek:

Hmmm finger whacking good?

He was a Colonel when he took over and suddenly there was no one left to give him a promotion?

Which leads to the question: Why is it that all over the world Colonels seem to lead most Coup d'etats?

Two general reasons:

1. Colonels are typically regiment or brigade commanders. This means they are the commanders of the biggest forces which are typically not commanded by someone in a headquarters at the national capital. They are the highest-level tactical commanders, therefore they are close to their troops and present a human face which motivates naive younger soldiers to die for the wealth and privileges which their leaders will acqiure when they become ruler/commander/leader/boss/padron/caudillo/you name it.

2. Generals already have all the money/property/power/women/W126s and W211s, so they are content.