[WackyFighter]

I agree that most people would use the term invasion to describe it. But this story is related to how a betting market decided to pay out.

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.