I can see how it could have been taken that way. If I were in the Coast Guard, I would have been insulted too if it was insinuated that I only worked to protect

I can see how it could have been taken that way. If I were in the Coast Guard, I would have been insulted too if it was insinuated that I only worked to protect corporate interests over mitigating an environmental disaster. It's not a matter of "what" the government values, it's "where".