This really explains a lot. Please compare this

“You know [Cheney’s] been a disaster for our country,” Carter said. “I think he’s been overly persuasive on President George Bush and quite often he’s prevailed.”

With this

“I’m filled with admiration for Condoleezza Rice in standing up to (Cheney) which she did even when she was in the White House under President George W. Bush,” Carter said, referring to Rice’s former role as White House national security adviser.

Considering how many of our foreign policy disasters have been State Department induced, I would be surprised except for the fact that this is Jimmy Carter we’re talking about — a man who who has chronically seen evil in angels and good in devils for more than three decades.