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More so, the Aldmeri Dominion has been severely weakened ever since losing a large amount of their forces during the Great War as well as ongoing conficts with Hammerfell shortly afterwards. They've lost huge numbers of Altmer, Bosmer, and Khajiit to the War and are in no shape to declare war against any province for at least a few decades until they can regain their strength by acquiring more troops. Currently, the Thalmor try to make it seem as if they're more powerful than ever, but if that were really true, then they would have a significantly stronger military presence across the whole of Tamriel. Attempting to conquer Black Marsh now would be nothing more than suicide.