Tale of the Ukrainian border
When the boundary full of holes as a sieve in peacetime - it does not cause serious population of anxiety. After threat to powers of migrant smuggling and too insubstantial for the ordinary citizen in the boonies, so he sounded the alarm. But when the country is underway to destabilize the situation, organized and managed by a neighboring state, and across the border into the country climb legions of mercenaries and columns with weapons - not get worried impossible.
And the question arises: what is the reason that the border - not "shut"? Why at the time, as the country is almost a victim of foreign aggression, valiant guards easily and simply passed convoys militants boundary exists only on paper, and even has detained terrorist leaders released very soon and go back home - to rob and kill?
To understand this, we will tell you about some country «N». In which, so to say, all this is happening.
To understand the reason why the country «N», in which an unfriendly neighbor hard blown civil war, can not ensure the security of its borders, it is necessary to look at its recent history. And point out that the main disease, eroding the sovereign institutions in this country for a couple of decades - is corruption.
In peacetime, the corruption that eats the State and society, in the border guard that country as follows.
The young man who took the decision to devote his fate in the border guard service, initially, maybe even sincerely believed in his high destiny. Believed that the power starts from the border and provides reliable protection of peaceful sleep citizens and prosperity of the state. However, since much power is deeply corrupt, then the boundary with which it begins, appropriately protected.
That is, the young border guard service began, suddenly faced with the need to take bribes for everything. Because the system is designed so that even a completely reliable citizens crossing the border are required to pay even if very small, but absolutely mandatory illegal fees. And with every change you your honest border guard obliged to give his boss firmly established fee.
Price system provides all cases travel options in the country. For crossing the border to law - a very small bribe, for wanting to speed up the process (so as not to expect long hours for their turn to inspection) - a little more for the transition from the "red" corridor "green" - even more. Well, if a citizen carries those things that drive across the border does not rely (or in an amount greater position) - here already begins the real "earnings."
But extortion from individuals - this particular. Whole firms and companies are constantly imported into the country or exported from large batches of different products. And it happens that the constant flow easier for them to regularly pay a bribe border guards installed, than to draw the whole thing according to law. It is clear that much depends on the country from which everything is imported (or exported). There, too, the border guards work. But here already debugged system - all at a fraction of all work for the same idea with the faces of American presidents on the back, and everyone is happy.
As a result, each (!) Change in border checkpoint on the western border unfasten "on the mountain" 30 thousand dollars. And on the eastern border - less than one third, ie 20 thousand dollars. Since many checkpoints, the Border Guard Detachment month gives the capital sum that make millions of dollars already! Well, imagine something leaves, it's understandable.
By the way, in the capital management of border guards and has other means "earnings." Requirements, for example, with their setbacks. (What's interesting, is not even in the midst of an undeclared war, law enforcers have detained generals border guards for taking bribes in the hundreds of thousands of local currency - when purchasing clothing equipment).
Or, for example, for admission to the university border guards taken bribe of 15 thousand dollars (for "their", ie lobbied family-border, the amount is less - 10 thousand dollars). Anecdote is that in the midst of an undeclared war border chief, who oversaw the scheme, appointed head of the royal legions. Obhohocheshsja.
But back to the border. Of course, an honest young border guard can body and soul rebel against this dirty business. But only he will continue to serve as not exactly on the "bread" positions - have to go to a new place of service in the department on a blind linear section of the border and live on one salary, sorry, salaries. It is in the best case. At worst - just find a reason to dismiss this fellow, they say, without severance pay.
Before the war, all this "border business" was too colossal and constant, even at relatively low "bread" border post candidates appointed only after the "reconciliation" with the administration of the fugitive king!
Since the beginning of the undeclared war business not only has not stopped - it bloomed, because too many citizens of another country in the east took to get into the country «N». And not with empty hands, and taking that who could - who courier who gun, and some grenade or MANPADS. For border guards it - bonanza!
And in the capital, main command pogranstrazhi very interested in the prosperity of this scheme it is today. After all, before income should be shared with the environment fugitive king, and now suddenly it turned out that all the money you can put in his pocket. From the millions who refuse? Besides, superior border guards - a very close relative political beau monde in the country, if that - will cover.
And one more thing. Since the beginning of the war, all regions of the country «N», bordering power aggressor began to dig trenches along the border - even where there are no boundaries any attempts breakthrough was not close. But in the midst of breakthroughs in the border area of Luganda, these ditches dug for some reason only episodically. Leaving uncovered dozens of kilometers of border!
People asks: what is it? The answer is simple: the fact that the neighboring country, even though the aggressor, but it is very rich in oil. And for a long time across the border just in Luganda are smuggled-way track, and in some places the tube on which fuel flows into the country «N», where heavily marketed - clearly illegal too. And because high chief in the capital with the support of relative policy-bones lie, but will not allow any digging trenches in areas where oil flows pouring.
In general, here is a gloomy song. Whether in such circumstances the country «N» to ensure closure of the border, "the castle" - the question, I think, is rhetorical.
We do not argue that the border guard a lot of decent, honest and patriotic children (although they are not on the "bread" places). But if you do not break the entire system, starting at the top, then the chances of a speedy end to the war in the country «N», alas, a bit - any scum as free climbed, and will climb over the border. It's a fact.
