First the French and Germans don't have the military assets to spare. They can't even meet their troop commitments in Afghanistan. Both countries are spending less each year as a percentage of GDP on defense because they have to fund their social welfare system and an aging population. Moreobver, I don't think the French and Germans want to put their people in harms way in Iraq. It just wouldn't work domestically.
Exactly. In the year 2000, France had a total military of 294,000 and Germany had a military of 212,000. We had 1,366,000.
http://www.nationmaster.com/graph-T/mil_arm_for_per
We spend more money on benefits for our retired military that either France or Germany spends on their active military.