User blog comment:Some Argonian Named Kesch/Stormcloak Rebellion: Is Anyone Really Right?/@comment-1600847-20131113052951/@comment-25286356-20131114000154

I know I'm basically continuing another pointless argument, but the Empire didn't have a choice.

The Dominion's armies were utterly annihilated, yes, but the Imperial Legion counted barely a fourth of their forces. A counter-attack? Sure! Why not? We'll just take our tired and wounded less-than-half-our-initial-forces and go invade Elsweyr, Valenwood and--to top it all off--sail clean across the Abacean Sea and ride straight across the continent and storm the gates of Alinor!

What could go wrong?