You are ill informed: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barkhane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barkhane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oper

You are ill informed: - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barkhane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Barkhane - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Serval https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Serval - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ration_Licorne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op%C3%A9ration_Licorne - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sangaris https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Sangaris - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_%C3%89pervier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_%C3%89pervier And these are just _some_ of the terrestrial missions, to say nothing of air operations. France's Army is small, but it does most of Europe's fighting, and is generally regarded as accomplishing a lot with very little. ---- Edit: You might appreciate this mini-documentary about operation Serval. It's in English. https://youtu.be/-QDnB6dMAb0 https://youtu.be/-QDnB6dMAb0