That is not what the article you posted, or common sense, says.
The leadership of AQ would much rather be living in their palaces in Afghanistan rather than the caves the 'arrogant' US has driven them into.
They allegedly called a truce in Spain only after Spain rolled over and did what AQ wanted.
That is called defeat, by the way.
Of the two candidates running for office, only one has demonstrated a desire for America to quit wars it finds itself in.
Ed