There is some indication that Trump may permit Maduro's underlings to remain in place. If so, does that suggest that despite their public statements, some of these folks perhaps assisted behind the scenes in Maduro's ouster? Or does the Trump Administration feel confident these folks will take stock of what happened to Maduro, and what could possibly happen to them down the road, and start playing nicely?

A lesson learned from Iraq (and other places) is that power vacuums can be very problematic.