[somewhereoutth]

Probably we can distinguish between military invasion, and the use (arguably miss use) of the word colloquially in the US for home intruders.

Per the Cambridge Dictionary: "an occasion when an army or country uses force to enter and take control of another country"

In our case no 'taking control' has occurred, so this is not an invasion.

[jacquesm]

I'm sure that whoever follows up Maduro will be completely confident in the fact that they will be able to set policy free of foreign influence.

[somewhereoutth]

Well, absent further interventions - possibly even a real invasion! - there is no reason for the current regime in Venezuela to change its policy very much (aside from beefing up its air defense maybe)

[jacquesm]

They've already been threatened to play ball: "While it is conceivable that Rodríguez has agreed to co-operate with the Trump administration to save her own skin – Trump said the US was prepared carry out a second wave of strikes if necessary – she will not be seen as someone willing to implement change."

[markdown]

Ukraine will be happy to hear that they haven't been invaded.

[dpark]

“We are going to run the country” - Trump

Clearly the US administration believes they have taken control.

[chasil]

This is also the man who said that he could solve all of the problems in Ukraine in a one hour phone call.

We cannot discount an assertion that this administration is expressing faith based upon falsehoods, as they have done before.

[johnnyanmac]

Intent is 90% of the law. We still call someone a murderer even if their attempt failed. And today there were action behind the words. I don't see any reason to argue this is anything but an invasion.

[8note]

lets see how well they stay on control, and keep US oil companies out, and maintain their friendships with russia and china.