I'm sure that's part of it, but they did try and blew up deciccio. After that they called a spade a spade and moved on.
I don't think they moved on after DeCicco. That blast was meant for Gotti, and he fought back.
Gotti's close friend, Angelo Quack Quack Ruggiero, hired Jimmy Hydell to whack Gaspipe. Based on their close relationship and the timing after DeCicco was bombed, I believe Gotti was behind the plot to kill Gaspipe.
Gaspipe was only wounded. He then went to kill everyone involved in the attempt on his life- Fat Vinny, Jimmy Hydell, and Nicky Guido (unfortunately, the wrong one). Quack Quack died from cancer in '89 before Gas could get to him.
In 1990, 4 years after the DeCicco blomb, Gas/Vic had the mafia cops whack Gambino capo Eddie Lino. Lino was considered Gotti's strongest war capo, and needed to go. The arrests and incarceration of Gotti and Gravano were what kept them alive, imo.
