Originally Posted By: Ice
...However if the Sollozo hit failed to injure him I don't think Vito would have had the element of surprise like he does in the movie...


And he wouldn't need it.

An attempt is made on the life of Don Vito Corleone and everybody knows why. If he is lucky enough to escape without injury, all involved are reduced to the position of groveling, saying...ok well, let's make the deal anyway or we'll try to kill you again...if you don't kill us first...which is effectively what Solozzo did but ended up dead because he underestimated Vito's youngest son.

Yes, DC is right. Vito would've gone to war. Perhaps not in the same way or via the same methods as his children took once he was unable to conduct business...but he most certainly would've gone to war.

Apple

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