User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-1600847-20121031011532/@comment-5135631-20121101095122

No, the thing that saved Ulfric&apos;s liife was the Dragon. The Thalmor had nothing to do with Ulfric after the Great War. People think he&apos;s a Dominion spy but that&apos;s bullshit. He wouldn&apos;t help the people he hates most, and if they&apos;re helping him he doesn&apos;t know it. He&apos;s a more than capable leader, the only other Jarl who has anywhere near as much leadership capability as him is Balgruuf. Maybe Ulfric is just one step ahead. He&apos;s had plenty to think through this Rebellion, whereas the Empire is in a bit of a confused state right now.

Of course the Empire didn&apos;t have a choice then, but this is 30 years later. Humans recover quicker than Elves, and the Redguards showed that once you know the Dominion are coming, you can beat them.