Robert Jolly's letter seemed to recall the stereotype of the French as 'cheese-eating surrender monkeys' most unfairly. Far from being timid in terms of security, the French have actually been quite active and forward thinking in recent years. The French launched Operation Serval, the intervention in Mali against Islamists in 2013, thus saving Mali from collapsing. To follow this up the French have embarked on Operation Barkhane, a multi country anti-terror operation across west Africa, which is ongoing. It should also be noted that the election of President Emmanuel Macron has brought in perhaps the most critical speaking Western leader against the scheming of Putin's Russia.
Regards
Zachary Barker
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