Yeah well the French have a horrible government at the moment (IMHO), however they do still have 36,000 troops on various foreign operations, mostly in Africa. Cozy places like Mali, the Ivory Coast and the Central African Republic where they're fighting Al-Qaeda groups and other factions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LMl-O_aP43s
Agreed on the French government ( also IMHO). Perhaps part of the reason I discount them is their break with NATO and their general history w/r all things military ( with that one notable exception). They have sizable forces and serious nuclear capability, but why do I always assume that, were there to be a conventional existential threat to Europe, they'd shun involvement, much less coordination..? I always assume they're compromised internally but that's perhaps incorrect. It was certainly evident during their involvement in IndoChina but the game is a little different now.
As a side note, why is it that all former French colonies seem to be, uh, " troubled"? Yet you look at former British colonies and, with a few exceptions, they're actually pretty good places. I have my own theory, and it has to do with differing models of justice - but that's a topic for a thread sure to be locked.
This one probably should've been too, except everybody involved here is adult enough not be stupid about our interactions.