User blog comment:Thedoucheinthenorth/The Civil War - Why it is great/@comment-5469467-20121101051603/@comment-5135631-20121102150727

When I said the full brunt of Aldmeri agression I meant the full force of those troops who were deployed. I doubt the Empire used all it's troops either.

The only historical account of this war, The Great War (book), says that "it now appears the original Aldmeri aim was to conquer Hammerfell". Remember that after the WGC, the Thalmor would doubtless move the majority of their troops left in Cyrodiil to Hammerfell, because their war continued for 5 years after the WGC.

I'm not the Emperor, but if I was, and my troops lost the civil war, I wouldn't pursue the matter any further, unless the Stormcloaks attacked Cyrodiil, which isn't their aim. As I said before, the AD will be fighting four provinces if it attacks Skyrim. Going by your logic, this would mean a victory for the humans.