User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-1600847-20121105205454/@comment-1600847-20121108150550

Your idea falls flat too: The Thalmor have MORE mages than the Nords, and BETTER mages, due to the Altmer's inborn skill with magic.

And you might want to look up the Soviet-Afghan war before claiming something that is entirely false. They never defeated them in open combat. In fact, they LOST every time they did. All they did was cause so much grief that the Soviets pulled out. Just as the Nords wouldn't be able to defeat the Thalmor in open combat, but would have to use guerilla tactics.