User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-3076045-20121122202830/@comment-1600847-20121122212518

Simple logic: The Thalmor want to conquer ALL of Tamriel. That includes Argonia.

Why wait for the enemy to come to you when you can take the fight to them, before they're ready? Fight them on their land so you don't have to defend yourself on yours.