Former U.S. official in Libya wonders why no plane was sent during the Benghazi attacks . Washington ( CNN ) -- The former official, who is now a professor at Georgetown University, said that while it would have been easy to send an aircraft with armed security on board, there were not enough people and equipment available for such a Planes at a base in Italy would not have made it for hours , top officials have said . Hicks ' comments come from a transcript of his interview with investigators in April .
Former U.S. official in Libya wonders why no plane was sent during the Benghazi attacks . The former official, who is now a professor at Georgetown University, said that while it would have been easy to send an aircraft with armed security on board, there were not enough people and equipment available for such a Planes at a base in Italy would not have made it for hours , top officials have said . Hicks ' comments come from a transcript of his interview with investigators in April .