Remember, this is only for AA credit card holders.
And the same AA credit holders until a few years ago used to get 10% back on all award redemptions.
Why didn't they bring back at least 5%, or 2%, or 1% back on all award redemptions (say, for the rest of the year) if they didn't want make themselves look super-stingy.
But this is so stingy compared to what they took away a few years ago, it's just annoying.