Yale IV 2012: Quarterfinal Debate - The World should prefer a nuclear armed Iran to a pre-preemptive US military strike

Yale IV 2012: Quarterfinal Debate - The World should prefer a nuclear armed Iran to a pre-preemptive US military strike. from Steve Llano on Vimeo.

This is one of the quarterfinal debates held that the annual Yale Intervarsity debating competition on their campus in New Haven, Connecticut.

The motion:
This house believes the world should prefer a nuclear armed Iran to a preemptive US military strike.

The teams:
Opening Government: Loyola Marymount University/Boston College Swing
Opening Opposition: The University of Vermont
Closing Government: Brown University
Closing Opposition: Stanford University

The debate lasts about an hour. None of the speakers are representing positions they actually believe. In a debate competition, positions are assigned to the speakers at random. Please do not conflate the arguments made by individuals in this video with their real-world opinions on the matters discussed.