Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-26213507-20150928140042/@comment-1600847-20151006194345

Phantasys wrote: Let's see now: Leaving Morrowind unprotected by daedra, and again by argonians.

Pulling imperial forces out of Hammerfell during the Great War even though Hammerfell had an army bearing right down on them and leaving them on their own.

Promising Talos worship to the Stormcloaks for taking back Markarth, before immediately welching on that deal.

By now imperial promises are worth less than the paper they're written on. I agree with most of these examples, except the Argonian one. By the time the Argonians invaded both Morrowind and Argonia hadn't been provinces of the Empire for several years, so the Empire didn't have any obligation there nor did they make any promises to defend Morrowind or stop Argonia.