Obama doesn’t listen to any advisers on Russia...that’s pretty obvious...or else his advisers haven’t a clue what they’re doing....likely both. No doubt he’d ignore Condi as much. BEsides he’s run away agin for vacation or something of that nature.
Here, I agree with you: Likely both!
As a friend put it after Obama’s 1st election: “Oh, God, these people couldn’t run a lemonade stand...”