 On 5 October, the Turkish President warned that a full-scale Turkish invasion of Northern Syria could start that same or following day, after defining the joint U.S.-Turkish ground and air patrols as "a fairy tale".He further stated that the Turkish military had already prepared for the attack and had received plans for the invasion.On 7 October, a White House Office press statement noted that Turkey would be "moving forward with its long-planned operation into northern Syria" and declared that while U.S. forces would not support the operation, they would withdraw from the area and permit it to take place.