No, Tom was not going against The Corleone's or acting on behalf of Sollozzo. What Tom was doing was acting as The Corleone Consigliere and advising what, at that moment, was the best move for The Corleone's. Tom realized two things : 1) That Sonny was too much of a hothead and that the war would linger on too long if Sonny had his way and 2) With Vito in the hospital, lying near death, The Corleone's political connections were nill because Vito was the one whom these politicians trusted and would deal with. Remember Tom's advice to Sonny " If the old man dies, you make the deal." And he was right in making that assertion. Tom's calculations were good ones for what was happening at the moment. He was looking out for The Corleone's best interests. It was the best plan to allow The Corleone's to at least survive....that was until Michael realized that The Family was in serious trouble and came up with the Sollozzo Hit Plan.


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