You're not giving us the alternatives. From how you've described it, the opportunity sounds great.<p><i>But we don't know much about your current working situation.</i> From what you have written, I assume that the other alternative you have pay (considerably?) &#60;$200K. We don't know anything else about your current job. Thus it's tough to say NO because there's really only one choice that you've presented.<p>So without knowing much about your best alternatives, I'll leave you with this piece of advice. When considering a new job, consider 1. the people, 2. the position, 3. the salary and 4. the company. And place a big emphasis on numbers 1 and 2 rather than 3 and 4.<p>Also, the other guys are right - it does sound like you're very excited. I'm only hesitant to say "Go for it!" because I don't know anything about what it's like in Iraq. I'm all for new experiences but I wouldn't be able to recommend something I had no clue about.