I'm starting to think they did a kidnapping precisely because they could not do anything else. If everything was on their side why do strikes on other targets instead of doing a stealth operation? Why 12 helicopters with ~36 soldiers each capacity (360 troops total just for this op)? That seems like a lot of troops on the ground if this was a pinpoint, fullproof mission. Air strikes were done to confuse and pull attention away from the actual operation. Striking the mausoleum was part of the op to divert the public eye.

It's very close to the historical US invasion of Panama in 1989. They also struck military targets to begin with naval reinforcements brought in over the past months and then flew in special forces to kidnap Noriega. Notably the invasion was much larger-scale at the time.

It doesn't have to be an inside job btw. Lots of people jumping to this but forces committed (if those helicopters were not empty of course) suggests decapitation method - going through various locations where target is expected to be found. There was absolutely scrambling and cyberwarfare to bring air defenses down, and striking at 3AM to catch army off-guard. Escalating tensions in the last few months including the strikes on civilian boats tested Venezuelan response protocols and reaction times and helped create complacency in the army.

It still remains to be seen what exactly they expect this kidnapping will do. Like I said it's possible they settled for taking Maduro because that's the only thing they could do (at this time at least), but why did they still proceed with it?

Time will tell.