It wasn't just about taking out Paul but surviving after the fact. And one wonders if those guys would have backed Gotti if they weren't disillusioned with Paul
He needed backing from these other guys, and the weight their crews carried, to bring every thing together once the shooting was over.
I'm not arguing that Bilotti, removal from the blue collars, hit by the Westside etc all didn't assist in bringing in the support of Gravano, DeCicero etc. Or help to sell the move after the fact.
I'm saying that's not why John hit Paul.
That's all smoke n mirrors used to recruit support and sell the move, but that's not the reason Paul was hit.
Gotta hit Paul because his crew got caught moving H and he and his crew were fucked.
But I've said my piece and that's not the question of the thread so I'm done on this issue.
In the words of Carlito Brigante “you run out of steam. You can’t sprint all the way. You gotta stop sometime. You can’t buck it forever. It catches up to you. It gets you. You don’t get reformed, you just run out of wind.”
+1
Good quote.
