User blog comment:JediSpectre117/Council not helping in ME3/@comment-1221773-20110925175301/@comment-1900300-20110926041007

And the irony is if the Reapers take the Citadel, then that means the war is for all intents and purposes over. Once they have it then the Reapers control the entire relay network and can move from system to system without dividing their forces and completely restricting the enemies movement.