User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-124.187.0.229-20111218023756/@comment-124.187.0.229-20111218042500

The empire was losing the war against the Thalmor and if not for the treaty they would have been wiped out. The way i see it is that the empire is not longer fit to rule Tamriel and the Dominion should take over.