They left so that doesn't count as an invasion?? They have already invaded when they enter Venezuela with military force.
> transitive. To enter in a hostile manner, or with armed force; to make an inroad or hostile incursion into.
> transitive. To enter in a hostile manner, or with armed force; to make an inroad or hostile incursion into.
The US forces left immediately after the target (Maduro and his wife) were extracted. So according to the definition I gave (which is more precise) then it isn't an invasion.
Whenever I envision an military invasion, I think of troops storming Normandy Beaches to invade Europe, When the Falklands invaded Argentina or When Hitler invaded France. All of these actions were with the intent to hold seize and hold territory.
An operation where people fly in, knocking out critical defences, capture someone and then leave clearly isn't the same thing.