I agree somewhat with your point because St. Maarten is still rebuilding from the hurricane and has other issues to deal with. I noticed that Bonaire was not a part of this co-op agreement. At first that seemed strange, but the three islands who did unite here are autonomous island countries whereas Bonaire is still considered a property of the Netherlands. But, overall I applaud SXM for their involvement, and it probably would have been looked upon poorly if Curacao and Aruba asked St. Maarten to join them in this struggle and they refused. Let's hope some good results emerge from this.