Interesting thing about this sort of deal. You see it as an issue (and if that's your opinion, then it is an issue for you, not disagreeing here, just commenting) and I see that as a great example of the game imitating the pull-your-hair-out, cat herding, marble stacking moments of frustration that real life war provides.
My favorite moments through the years with BO, BB, AK, and now BN are the fact that I can't get people to do just what I want. Since I employ just over 400 people, it mimics real life non-war situations, too.
My .02 anyway.