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.

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)

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."

“We are going to run the country” - Trump

Clearly the US administration believes they have taken control.

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.

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.

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

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