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Old 03-01-2011, 12:20 AM
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Why doesn't Colonel Gadaffi promote himself to General?

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Old 03-01-2011, 04:11 AM
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Why doesn't Colonel Gadaffi promote himself to General?
He probably doesn't want to distance himself from the proletariat
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The country is already having trouble paying him now. Libya couldnt afford to give him a pay rise!
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Colonel slips off the tongue sooo nicely?
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Old 03-01-2011, 09:29 AM
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He is plotting a future career in selling chicken.
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Old 03-01-2011, 09:38 AM
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Do you think Pepsi has a job for him running KFC ?
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Old 03-01-2011, 02:57 PM
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He is plotting a future career in selling chicken.
Hmmm finger whacking good?
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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?
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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.

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