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Senator graham, thanks so much for being here. >> hey, thanks for having me. >> so, senator, the next president whomever that is will come into office and there will be roughly 5,000 u.s. troops on the ground in afghanistan. if you are that commander in chief, what would you do send in even more? >> yeah, because no commander's recommending 5,500. 13,600 is what general allen recommended. 9,800 is the bare minimum. the 5,500 is a political choice by the president. i'm glad he's allowing 9,800 to stay through 2016. but if we go to 5,500 we're going to jeopardize everything we fought for in afgh...

In october 2008. since then, the airline says it has taken off some 13,600 times, logging approximately 23,000 hours in the air. airbus 8501 was carrying more than 18,000 pounds of fuel when it departed, enough for about three and a half hours of flight. shortly before disappearing the pilot asked if he could ascend to 38,000 feet. that request was denied. the a320 is certified to fly up to 39,000 feet. its absolute limit is 42,000 feet, weight, temperature, weather, and fuel all play a role in how high the plane can fly safely. in its history, 16 a320 planes have crashed, nine of those crashe...

Airbus says every 2.5 seconds, a plane from one of its 320 family is taking off or landing somewhere in the world. the missing plane was delivered to airasia in 2008. since then, the airline says it has taken off some 13,600 times, logging approximately 23,000 hours in the air. airasia flight 8501 was carrying more than 18,000 pounds of fuel enough for three hours of flight. shortly before disappearing, the pilot asked if he could ascend to 38,000 feet. that request was denied. the a320 is certified to fly up to 39,000 feet. its absolute limit is 42,000 feet. weight, temperature and fuel all p...

Control. airbus says every 2.5 seconds a plane from one of its 320 family is taking off or landing somewhere in the world. the missing plane, designated qz8501, was delivered to airasia in october 2008. since then the airline says it has taken off some 13,600 times, logging approximately 23,000 hours in the air. airasia 8501 was carrying more than 18,000 pounds of fuel when it departed enough for about 3 1/2 hours of flight. shortly before disappearing the pilot asked air traffic control if he could ascend to 38,000 feet. that request was denied. the a320 is certified to fly up to 39,000 feet....

Includes the a-318, 319, and 321, all similar in arrange and control. air bus says every 2.5 seconds, a may not from one of its family is taking off or handling somewhere in the world. the missing plane designated qz-8501 was delivered to airasia in october 2008. since then the airline says it has taken off some 13,600 times, logging approximately 23,000 hours in the air. airasia 8501 was carrying more than 18,000 pounds of fuel when it departed enough for about three and a half hours of flight. shortly before disappearing, the pilot asked air traffic control if he could ascend to 38,000 feet....