Was it a chance for self redemption for him possibly being the one who may have set up Michael and then killed the Tahoe assasains when the hit on Mike failed?????
See Turnbull and Plawrence's posts over in the Rocco Lampone topic : http://www.gangsterbb.net/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=1;t=005863#000000
Both of these gentlemen privide some interesting insight and ideas as to why Rocco would carry out, what is basically a suicide mission, for The Corleones.
Don Cardi