What would we do without them?

Iran shrugs off U.N. nuclear pressure

VIENNA, Austria - Iran on Thursday shrugged off the latest punitive U.N. action — suspension of nearly two dozen nuclear aid programs — and showed no signs it was cowed by the possibility of even tougher penalties in the form of new Security Council sanctions. […]there is little evidence the sanctions are working…

It’s time we stop messing around and high time we start including some mean-looking emoticons in the next strongly-worded letter.

How about:

I could totally be Secretary General…