Much could still go wrong for the United States following last week’s stunningly successful removal of illegitimate Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro.

For one, loyalists of the Chavista regime might dig in for the long haul, forcing President Donald Trump to make good on his threat of a second strike more devastating than the first. China, Russia, and Iran, already seething over lost footholds, will surely funnel arms, cash, and propaganda to any holdouts.