User blog comment:JoshofBlades/Why the Empire Should Prevail Over the Stormcloaks! Part 3 (Economics)/@comment-1877998-20111123165900/@comment-527531-20111124131123

Most notably Hammerfell, who has already been abandoned by the Empire and currently stand alone against the Dominion (successfully). Add to that High Rock and Morrowind, who at the very least will provide, if nothing else, illicit trade. Add yet again to that from a continual war effort, the nords doing what Nords always have done best - raiding.