with out france there would be now us you idiot, they saved our scronny ass's before we did, we would NOT have won the revolution w\o there navy.
secondly why should they send there army over there when we want ours out? Europe's strategy is a good one, let the pro's handle it. they basically send there special forces units over there, and thats just about it, no need for more. SF units are trained for this kind of ware, regular units just arent ready for the games the terrorists\extremists play.