I can see no downside to sending him into space.
"This is Mahmoud Tom to Ground Control
I'm stepping through the door
And I'm floating in a most peculiar way
And the stars look very different today "
The very idea of “I’m-a-dinner-jacket being blasted off into the outer space is deeply amusing. It almmost has the appearance of Poetic Justice, were this to actually occurr. Mr. Ahama’s space traveler ambition lives up to our western image of him as being a dangerous buffoon, an erst-while Mr. Limpet Meets Dr. Strangelove, if you will.
The reality is that, he is probably way too old. This is a man who has been committing (or aiding in the commision of) mortal sins enmasse since 1979, when he aided the take-over of our embassy.
I believe Mr. Amadinijad (sp) is on his way out as the appointed president, and thus wishes to establish his legacy as an accomplished coordinator of social destruction, sort of like certain other Heads Of State continue to do.