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fix(runtime): do not unmanage resource if created in AWS#252

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Fixes aws-controllers-k8s/community#2849

This PR ensures that resources are not unmanaged (by removing the finalizer) if the primary resource was successfully created in AWS (indicated by "latest != nil").

Previously, any AWS API error returned from the Create flow would unmanage the resource. This is problematic for resources with post-create hooks (like SecurityGroup egress rule sync or WebACL logging configuration). If the hook fails, the primary resource is left orphaned in AWS because the finalizer is removed, and on subsequent reconciliations the controller will either try to recreate it or fail because the name already exists.

This PR fixes this by checking if "latest != nil". If it is not nil, it means the controller explicitly returned the created resource despite a subsequent hook error, so we should keep managing it.

Fixes issue #2849 and similar cases where a resource is successfully
created in AWS, but a post-creation step (like syncSGRules or LoggingConfig)
fails. Previously, any AWS API error on create flow would unmanage
the resource by removing its finalizer, leaving the resource orphaned
in AWS. We now check if latest != nil (which indicates creation succeeded)
and only unmanage if it wasn't created.
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SecurityGroup not managed by ACK after creation if IAM role is missing ec2:RevokeSecurityGroupEgress

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