User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-80.216.209.127-20111221035914/@comment-173.184.68.192-20111221055006

Hammerfell knew the risks. The Empire wasn't going to indanger everyone because one province was being stubborn. The Empire thinks about the Empire as a whole. Ulfric is only concerned with Nords.