And yet you keep claiming that it makes no sense for them to be fighting the war.
That's because, I personally wouldn't understand why it is worth fighting someone so far away when they don't affect my personal ambitions. There are certainly reasons for war, but other reasons are usually much greater and other options much better.
That's just my opinion though. It doesn't make sense for them to be fighting a war though when they see the game inhibiting them like this. It's like repeatedly bashing one's head against the wall and not admitting it hurts.