I’m expecting it so no it will not be a surprise
There are talks Maduro might exile to Colombia. If that doesn't happen, then yes.
Not a question of "if", but of when. "When" will probably be soon. Unless the CIA can engineer a color revolution. Could be this Thursday or Christmas. The press likes names like the "Christmas Revolution".
Yes, I bet they have been setting up for some sabotage too. Small scale damage to a power plant can cause them to shut down for a bit while bombing it takes years to rebuild. Small stuff can be fixed in hours or days.
The only ones that will be surprised will be the ones not paying attention.
I think it will be a special forces raid, publicly acknowledged, or a precision drone strike, before we get to bombings.
