Scott Jennings rips fellow conservative CNN panelist over Iran: Im sorry you dont read much

CNN pundit Scott Jennings ripped into fellow conservative panelist Caroline Sunshine during a fiery on-air clash over Iran after she admitted she hadn’t heard the US has been engaged in conflict with the regime for nearly five decades.The heated exchange took place on Thursday’s “CNN NewsNight,” hosted by Abby Phillip, where guests sparred over whether Congress should impose additional “guardrails” on President Trump’s authority to launch military action against Iran.

Jennings, who argued against new restrictions, dismissed calls for greater congressional oversight, saying the US couldn’t afford to be “all rainbows and unicorns with the Iranians,” adding that “they’ve been at war with us for 47 years.”For emphasis, he repeated: “Forty-seven years! Forty-seven years!”Sunshine, a former Trump campaign staffer, interrupted Jennings to say: “Forty-seven years? Why did I learn about … I’m sorry, the first time I’ve heard about the 47-year Iran war was like this year.”“I’m sorry you don’t read much,” Jennings replied with a laugh.“Did you just start following the news this year?”“We don’t teach about the 47-year war with Iran in school,” Sunshine said.

“Like, it’s insulting to actual conflicts that we’ve been involved in.”Jennings hit back: “It’s insulting? It’s insulting to your intelligence that you have no idea what the Iranians have done!”The duo spoke over one another before Sunshine said: “How many Americans have they killed on US soil in the 47 years we’ve been in the war?”“They’ve killed thousands of Americans — they have maimed American soldiers,” Jennings replied.“Yeah, which is all wrong,” Sunshine said.“Why have our soldiers been over there?”“They’ve attacked American allies,” Jennings continued.

“And they have been at war with the West ever since this regime came to power, and it is their intention to build a nuclear weapon and use it on us and use it o...