User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-4692385-20111223160450/@comment-4697819-20111226194424

The Imperials hate the Thalmor as much as the Nords. Much of Cyridiil lies in ruin because of the Great War. More than half of the Imperial legion was destroyed. And the Thalmor was still strong enough to carry on a war with Hammerfell for five years. If the Empire didn't have any choice but to rest and regain straingth.