The real question is how the locals will react to this invasion. A lot of them hated the Maduro regime after it continued the economic decline of the country. OTOH they are about to be occupied by an imperialist country, have their natural resources plundered, and likely experience martial law. There’s no greater radicalizing influence than having a loved one killed or their property stolen by a hostile state.
There won’t be a military occupation in the sense of Humvees patrolling. It will be a political occupation, aka a puppet state, which is harder to physically fight against.
The Iraq War didn’t end when we killed Saddam, that was really only the beginning.
The real question is how the locals will react to this invasion. A lot of them hated the Maduro regime after it continued the economic decline of the country. OTOH they are about to be occupied by an imperialist country, have their natural resources plundered, and likely experience martial law. There’s no greater radicalizing influence than having a loved one killed or their property stolen by a hostile state.
There won’t be a military occupation in the sense of Humvees patrolling. It will be a political occupation, aka a puppet state, which is harder to physically fight against.