User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Tiber's Hard Work Shall NOT Be Torn Asunder!/@comment-67.82.208.229-20111217210256/@comment-80.216.209.127-20111217214820

Eeh, Ulfric does care about destroying the thalmor, he even says as much. So if Hammerfell was willing (which it probably would be) a free Skyrim would fight with them against the thalmor.

And about the empire, yeah it is pretty clear it needs a new Dragonblood Emperor, ie hint hint Dovahkiin.