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The US must send 20,000 troops to take part in operations in Iraq or risk losing the war against IS, two high-profile advisers of former president George W Bush warned the Senate.

Retired General Jack Keane and Frederick Kagan of the Conservative American Enterprise Institute told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the increased presence of US troops is essential for halting the progress of the jihadist group.

"We are not only failing, we are losing this war," said Keane, who previously served as Vice Chief of Staff of the US Army, and added that the US' "conceptual plan is fundamentally flawed."

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Air Force One

Air Force One is the Official Aircraft of POTUS ( President of the United States). It is used for transporting the President to other Countries and also for the Foreign Tours. The Presidential Aircraft i.e  Air Force One is regarded as the Symbol for American Presidency and its Power. Air Force One is the Specially Modified Version of Boeing- VC 25. There are two Air Force One aircrafts for Carrying the President. It costs $325 Million ( 2061,96,25,000 Rupees ) to build one Unit of the aircraft. It was Developed from Boeing 747-200B. This aircraft is also known as Flying White House.

Some Important Numbers about VC-25A:

There are 26 crew members, one flight engineer, 2 pilots, 1 cabin crew and a navigator.

Air Force One can Hold  76 passengers

The Length of this Aircraft is 231 ft 10inches  approximately 70.6 m

Wings are 195 ft 8inches approximately 59.6 m apart.

Air Force One stands 63 ft 5 inches Tall.  (19.3 m)

It can carry a maximum weight of 833,000 lb approximately 375,000 kg during Take off.

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