McConnell, who is 81 years old and has recently suffered from several major health crises, was on hand to accept the think tank's "Transatlantic Leadership Award."

In making the case for the continuing war effort, McConnell made sure to mention that the "Ukrainians," and not Americans, "are doing the fighting themselves," as if this was some kind of video game that justified the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of human beings.

His next comment really let the cat out of the bag.

"As a result of the weapons transfers that we've made to Ukraine, we are reindustrializing our base here in the United States," McConnell added. "And we're employing a significant number of Americans, in this country, building our industrial base again."

Translation: The war in Ukraine is a government jobs program. It's good for business, especially for the defense industry, as it justifies continuing purchase orders.

McConnell continued, fear mongering that "some NATO country will be next" if the US stops funding Ukraine.