Honestly, it was that dossier that convinced me to side with the empire… Not because I liked them more but because I thought them winning would be the worst outcome for the Thalmor and the best chance of being able to resist them (either side winning was bad for them, but a rapid end to the war by the empire would allow Skyrim to recover with imperial resources and not become isolationists… I didn’t see a Stormcloak lead Skyrim wanting to work with the empire for mutual gain for a long while)

But I did also assassinate the emperor, so I was kind of sending mixed messages on my loyalties…