The dispute over the sinking of a South Korean naval vessel in March has been papered over with a presidential statement unanimously approved by the 15-member United Nations Security Council.
As a result, we have the bizarre situation where the statement was applauded by both South Korea, the victim, and North Korea, the alleged attacker.
This was possible only because of a compromise reached between the United States, South Korea's ally, and China, North Korea's biggest supporter.
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