What irks me is that it appears to be their goal in the game to frustrate others. And that I can not abide.
If they want a challenge and demonstrate how efficient they are, why not go to BT? I'm sure many realms there would've welcomed them with open arms.
I actually tried to set that up. I particularly wanted to see what would happen if they got put in charge of the BT war effort with the full backing of a continent and a half. Still would, at that.