User blog comment:Zippertrain85/Why The Imperials Are Wrong/@comment-1600847-20130806182837/@comment-1600847-20130806202432

He says war is coming soon. Bethesda wouldn't have put that in if it wasn't going to happen.

At any rate, the Thalmor want to exterminate humanity. The Empire is a human empire. Thus, they are going to end up at war again, it's innevitable. Humanity should work as one against this threat, but both Stormcloaks and Imperials are working against that. While the Thalmor laugh themselves silly on the sidelines.