Absolutely al Qaeda wants McCain.
Bush was the best thing that happened to al Qaeda. The neocons fell into his trap.
In one of his pre-911 tapes Osama expressed the wish he could involve the US in a Middle East war, so as to be able to attack US interests at will.
And guess what. 300,000 Americans, military and mercenaries, in Iraq, more in Afghanistan, and in both places the insurgencies hold the advantage.
Does OBL want in increased presence of Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan? Damned right.
Arf