Tonight at the University of Oregon, Concerned Faculty for Peace and Justice will hold the first ever "Is War Necessary?" teach-in. The ostensible goal of the teach-in is to help students become more informed about the situation in the Middle East. But the title of the event and the topics to be addressed suggest that there is a definite slant built in to the teach-in's activities. According the the student-run Daily Emerald, there will be sessions on "oil resources and foreign policy, the domestic impact of the war on terrorism, preemption and international law, assessment of strategy and the geopolitical consequences of war." I'm guessing that as far as Concerned Faculty for Peace and Justice are concerned, the right answer to the question "is war necessary?" is "no."