Chad? Are the French going in like? I'd have had much more respect for France had she gone into Iraq. About as much use on the UN Security Council as an ornament, which is a shame. The UN? Now there's a tiger with no teeth
Struggle to name any other leading nation blighted by it's "Non, Non, Non" self-interest 
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Nevertheless, I'm sure France if she has a will to do so become, significantly, less 
introspective in international affairs
What, you're suggesting the French should use the americans and the British as role models? I would suggest that the Empire follow the French model.
Anyway, its ridiculous to say the French military is a 'tiger with no teeth' just because it isn't used to rape countries as often as the anglo-saxon ones are. They're extremely capable.
