I ended up going for the IHG and Delta cards. I was going to try and get the UA offer from a branch since I was unable to get it online but work kept me late and I wasn't able to get to a branch today. I'll just try again for it later on in the year and hope that it's still possible to get. I'll definitely hang onto the Citi Premier offer until March and reevaluate then and possibly try to get both then. Unfortunately there are not Citi banks in the Metro Detroit area that are a reasonable distance from my house so unless I'm flying somewhere that they exist it doesn't sound like I would be able to get the $350 annual fee version.

I should be good on AA miles to at least get my flight on CX, for me it's probably going to be a one-and-done deal since it will be way too much effort to do it again to get that many miles. If my bonus posts at the end of this month I'll be golden as it's probably best to book that flight ASAP rather than compete with other people trying to get their bookings in at the last minute in March. Plus since LH F isn't really bookable until 14 days to departure I still have time to figure out that one anyways. Perhaps I'll use these Skypesos to fly to Europe in business and make a short stop there before continuing onto Asia, only time will tell. I appreciate everyone's input.