Here's my take. It's all pure opinion, and if more information comes out, then it may change. I'm not that well-versed on Venezuela.
It was....
60% about the oil/economics
15% about China
15% about Russia
5% about terrorists
5% about drugs
I'm not sure this was the best course of action. We see what happens. When there is a power vacuum, like Libya, Iraq, and the Cleveland Browns, shit can go very wrong.
I've been against us intervening in critical ways from the start, but if you're going to do something, this may be the most "successful" strategy for the least risk. I may be wrong. It could be a Trump Home Run, but I have a feeling it's going to be more like a solid single, and we get thrown out at second base for overextending.
It will make a great movie for those Seals or Delta Force guys that pulled this off. Damn... we actually snatched a head of state. That's some serious capabilities and execution of a plan.
(re-post as there are two threads)