User blog comment:Zippertrain85/"Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks" refuted (part 1)/@comment-24210732-20131204210454/@comment-24.44.231.128-20131206220845

The Altmer have a history of defending their island constantly, I think it would be unwise to assume they would lose to other races easily. They were constantly raided by the Maomer of Pyandonea, and the Sloads of Thras whom they constantly repulsed off their island. They were succesfully keeping Tiber Septim's armies at bay until he gained control of Numidium. They also successfully stood their ground against the Daedra invading the Summerset Isles during the Oblivion Crisis. Then in the 4th era they almost obliterated the majority of Tamriels standing armies. The Khajiit and Bosmer, while it is unlikely that they would help the Dominion, it is still possible. I also heard that the Dominion have a very powerful navy that it is one of, if not, the most powerful navy in all of Tamriel. Alinor is surrounded by water so the Stormcloaks would have to go through sea to get there. Here is a quote from Wuunferth the Unliving:

"Strength and steel are well and good, but magic is the true power in this world"

No race in Tamriel is more skilled the the Altmer in magic. They are even rumored to have magic running through their veins. And that is why I believed the Stormcloaks couldn't beat the Dominion unless they make an alliance.