It thus justified the United States forces' presence in south Korea and made toothless the above-said paragraph of the Armistice Agreement which was the ultimate object of the conclusion of the Agreement.
“共同防御条约”成为美国驻军南朝鲜的理由，使《停战协定》中的上述条款丧失作用，而该条款恰好是签定《停战协定》的最终目的。