Foreign policy of the François Mitterrand administration maintaining as many options as possible until forced to pursue a particular course. However, once he made a choice he kept his ministers on a tight leash. Defense Minister Jean-Pierre Chevènement lost his ministry over his opposition to French participation in the First Gulf War. Initially, Mitterrand, like British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, was vary of German reunification, fearing that it would lead to Germany gaining too much power. He was reluctant to take action because Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev warned it would lead to a military coup d'état in the Soviet Union. Mitterrand did speak in favour of
The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (song) The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (song) "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes" is a song written by Benjamin Weisman, Dorothy Wayne, and Marilyn Garrett. It became a popular hit in 1962 for Bobby Vee. The song has had several cover versions over the years. The song was first recorded by American pop music singer Bobby Vee. Released as a single in late 1962, it spent 14 weeks on the "Billboard" Hot 100 chart, reaching number 3, while reaching number 2 on "Billboard"s Middle-Road Singles chart, and number 8 on "Billboard"s Hot R&B Singles chart. It also spent 12 weeks