The democratic france is acting under a mandate of the democratic un.
Democratically speaking, they are not acting on their behalf but on the behalf of the world, hence the famous dilution of responsibility proper to democracy.
Again, the ganglord the democratic us signed the un mandate to give his lieutnant that shield, proving that the democratic us are willing to give another chance to france to prove their allegiance.
Whatever the democratic french do, this will be diluted in the sea of world responsibility. Very different situation from the democratic us who have been acting on their own behalf.