User blog comment:Brad Davenport/What do you think?/@comment-1509826-20131207181756

Probably Azazel, he was running the show back then, and destroying the Men of Letters would have certainly aided in his plan, especially since they knew a lot more about was going on then anyone else did at the time.

He's not absent, just locked up in The Men of Letters Dungeon, Sure, there is a way to exorcise Angels, Alastair knew it, and knowing Crowley, I wouldn't put it past him to bribe Alastair into teaching him.

I think that only applies to Castiel, as he lost his grace. The others still have there's they've just lost there wings.

Similiar, but not the same. I have a feeling there war is going to be less bloody, because there are only so many angels left alive right now. Plus there not fighting over heaven, there fighting over who gets to lead the angels back to heaven.

From what I gather, he know is, cause he stole another Angels Grace. How well that will work, I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Just cause Angels are the bigger problem, doesn't mean demons are gone. They learned back in season seven, the dangers of ignoring one threat just cause there is a bigger one on at the moment. There keeping Crowley, so there ready for the demons when they've sorted out the angels.

Maybe for the momment, but if we see a few good ones it would be nice. After all there are apparntly some good angels left who haven't joined this civil war, thing is they kill them to quickly.