A bit more info this morning. Planning for this mission began in August. Five months ago.

And Maduro was staying at a secure, well-guarded compound on a full scale military base in the middle of Caracas.

There were 40 Veneuzelan combatants killed in the raid. Turns out, 32 of them were Cubans.

A plane loaded with tons of cocaine was caught and confiscated. It was headed to Mexico for distribution to the US. Sooner or later, we need to deal with Mexico, too.

Beyond that, the new VP now President struck a much more conciliatory tone with a new statement yesterday, after initially issuing a combative statement right after the raid.