What are the problems with the "A song of ice and fire" series?

[Dienekes]

Indeed. The important thing is that the enemy has to be willing to bend the knee in the first place.

That said, the Greyjoys did stay rather tame until Robert died and The War of Five Kings broke out. Tywin had no involvement in any of their uprisings, so it's difficult to say how he would've handled them. Had they rebelled against him, he might've given them one chance like Robert did, but he certainly wouldn't give them another if they decided to test him again.

I doubt it. If memory serves the army had already breached the walls of Pyke before the Greyjoys tried to surrender. At that time I think Tywin would have set the place burning.

Also, does anyone else think a political discussion between Augustus Caesar, Tywin Lannister, and Niccolo Machiavelli would be just about the most interesting thing ever?