That's not what he said - you left out "from foreign invaders".
He has YET to make any serious effort to close off the southern border. And now he is willing for the first time to use his veto pen - against a bill that would halt this sale.
Yeah, Bush cares about defending this country - as long as business interests still get their illegal labors and his Arab backers get their deals done. He won't veto spending bills that give his base fits, but he'll veto blocking a port handover that gives his base fits.
I don't like it either..so calm down.