Lou Para, Agreed 100%. Very good strategy. In addition to everything you said, Gotti should have had his own Crew. The Top Boss in Chicago always had the Strongest Crew, he was never alone or vulnerable.
Gotti was a terrible Boss. He thought he was in show business. Carlo Gambino was the complete opposite. Gambino was a real Mafia Boss. Not Gotti. Gotti was in way over his head. While Gotti was trying to understand everything involved in the Gambino Family, The Feds were learning right along with him. It was almost like Gambino Mafia Class 101 in College. Gotti and the Feds were all in class together.