Another invective of his that I don't buy: "Then you [Kay]were in danger. What could I do?" That line in GFIII is inane. Kay was never in danger.
I agree a million percent!!
Of all Michael's rationalizations, this one takes the cake. The Mafia (here in America) would never have gone after his wife or children. It's a tremendous (deliberate?) irony that Mary was ultimately killed my Michael's enemies (by accident).
Good post, Oli.