Wow. I would have sworn he brought this up before to screw with the Repubs. I figured he brought it to the floor to see how many Repubs would vote for it and then complain about it in the media. But I do see the point of wanting the military to fail. Those in the military don't want draftees. Draftees don't want to be there, thus they can be dangerous to their fellow troops.
"they can be dangerous to their fellow troops" - I thought the same thing when I read the article. Can you just imagine draftees that don't want to be there (Iraq, Afghanistan) in the first place, how would they react in a dangerous situation with our soldiers who are fighting because they volunteered to protect their country? Like your son and my son (who is also an only child). So now we have the Dims wanting to reinstate the draft, all the while threatening to cut war funding. Horrors!
God bless your son for his service!