User blog comment:Draevan13/Skyrim Civil War edit discussion/@comment-1600847-20161102162024/@comment-993964-20161102164415

"This is factually untrue."

Ok. Let's look at the contents of Thalmor Dossier: Ulfric Stormcloak.

"Operational Notes: Direct contact remains a possibility (under extreme circumstances), but in general the asset should be considered dormant. As long as the civil war proceeds in its current indecisive fashion, we should remain hands-off. The incident at Helgen is an example where an exception had to be made - obviously Ulfric's death would have dramatically increased the chance of an Imperial victory and thus harmed our overall position in Skyrim. (NOTE: The coincidental intervention of the dragon at Helgen is still under scrutiny. The obvious conclusion is that whoever is behind the dragons also has an interest in the continuation of the war, but we should not assume therefore that their goals align with our own.) A Stormcloak victory is also to be avoided, however, so even indirect aid to the Stormcloaks must be carefully managed."

"As long as the civil war proceeds in its current indecisive fashion, we should remain hands-off"

The full quote is "The incident at Helgen is an example where an exception had to be made of direct involvement - obviously Ulfric's death at Helgen would have dramatically increased the chance of an Imperial victory and thus harmed our overall position in Skyrim." The "The incident at Helgen" is the subject, specifically, Ulfric's scheduled execution. Ulfric's death at Helgen would decisively ruin any chance of a Skyrim civil War, which is what they mean by harming their overall position in Skyrim and their intended goal in supporting the Stormcloaks only in that specific moment. That is the context. Since the civil war occurs anyways, their overall position in Skyrim is already secured. Their desired goal is:

"As long as the civil war proceeds in its current indecisive fashion, we should remain hands-off"

No where is that to imply that an Imperial victory in the Skyrim Civil War is preferable to a Stormcloak one.