User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-173.184.68.192-20111221001915/@comment-4692385-20111221050453

No I didn't say the Thalmor could have conquered Tamriel after the Great War I said IF the Thalmor can start another Great War with Hammerfell then yes they could have finished the Empire. The Thalmor also did not have spies in the Empire until after the White-Gold Concordat so they did not know Titus II true goals. You misunderstood me and as for why the Thalmor did not finish the job I can only speculate. Please read my comments! To clarify I think we can say since this is currently going on is The Thalmor did want to create bitterness between Hammerfell and the empire to make conquest of the Empire that much more easy. The civil war was just a bonus to not only buy the Thalmor more time but to make conquering both the Empire and Skyrim that much more easier. With both of those armies out the way the Thalmor can could focus soley on Hammerfell and eventually conquer Hammerfell as well.