TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a statement spoken by a politician in natural language. Your task is to generate the subject of the discussion for the given statement. The subject generated is not necessarily a part of the given input. Your answer should contain one or more words.
PROBLEM: We saw the president of the United States engage American troops in a fourth conflict in a foreign land. This is historic.

SOLUTION: history

PROBLEM: Says Barbara Buono voted to raise her own pay 40 percent.

SOLUTION: state-finances

PROBLEM: "21-million Americans could have a four-year college scholarship for the money we've squandered in Iraq. 7.6-million teachers could have been hired last year if we weren't squandering this money."

SOLUTION:
iraq