Originally posted by Turnbull:
But, also in the novel, Sonny tells Michael, "I know I'm not the man he [Vito] was. But I'll tell you this, and he'll tell you, too. When it comes to real action, I can operate as good as anybody, short range." [emphasis added.] Yeah, maybe Sonny was good leading battles. But he was no great strategist.
In simple action (get a gun and shoot the most) he was very good. And he totally didn't was a strategist. After the killing attempt on Vito he only thought about revenge and killing Sollozzo. He hardly didn't think about the consequences (this was the job for Tom Hagen, he was the consiglieri). And I don't see why he was smarter in the book.(?) There is no other info he was. The book doesn't say anything about it. For example: Did you read that Sonny made a good plan before starting the action. In the movie he went to Carlo after he heard from the beating of Connie. He just drove away with in mind he should get that bastard. When he made a plan he could possibly have seen that there could be something behind it and thus save his own life.
