User blog comment:Spritydove/Deeper Thought into the Civil War/@comment-3470121-20120703200651/@comment-5135631-20120708094807

I certiantly believe Ulfric, and I trust him more than I would trust an outsider who would murder any Nord without disgression (Tullius). I know Ulfric as a warrior and an honest man, perhaps with shady motivations, but eventually what he wants becomes clear.

Ulfric has hold guards too, which as far as I'm concerned are trained soldiers. When it actually comes down to it, traning often goes out the window in some wars. Let the Thalmor invade Skyrim. Even without the dragonborn the Nords would keep them at bay. The elves would crawl back to Summerset with their tail between their legs.