He then elaborated on this in a a few days later:

We need to develop an early-warning system to monitor cyberspace, identify intrusions and locate the source of attacks with a trail of evidence that can support diplomatic, military and legal options -- and we must be able to do this in milliseconds. More specifically, we need to reengineer the Internet to make attribution, geolocation, intelligence analysis and impact assessment -- who did it, from where, why and what was the result -- more manageable.

In case you missed his point, McConnell is talking about an Internet where every bit can be traced to its source, down to the chair where you're now sitting. (You naughty little monkey. Don't think what you've been up to.)

This week, newly appointed czar Howard Schmidt said, basically, "." As quoted by Wired News' Ryan Singel:

There is no cyberwar... I think that is a terrible metaphor and I think that is a terrible concept. There are no winners in that environment.