User blog comment:AveryWood/Reasons Why Going With the Empire is Better/@comment-1786741-20120817053847/@comment-3472264-20120820000356

@Anon If the Empire had tried to dig in then that would have for sure caused them to be destroyed, if you dig in with too few resources all you've done is dug your own grave and had the Empire dug in after they retook the Imperial City they would have essentially been digging their own grave. Also you're right the civil war could've been avoided...IF Ulfric had stopped and considered his actions instead of letting his emotions and lust for power dictate them when he went straight to killing Torygg rather than trying to talk to him about it.

@Joker You seem to be forgetting that Tullius was appointed by the Emperor and therefore he is obviously a very high ranking offical not just within the Imperial Legion but also probably has quite a bit of say in the politics of the Empire as well. Therefore if Tullius sees it fit to attack the Dominion the Emperor would most likely agree, given that Titus may not be the most likeable guy but he does have common sense and there is no way he doesn't realize that the Dominion must at some point be dealt with.