[Tax-chick]

waterboarding does no permanent damage

Rape usually does no permanent physical damage, either. Your reasoning has ... gaps.

[chesley]

I find your answer nonsensical. Rape is an extremely scarring experience for anybody, man or woman.

The two are on no level equivalent. Also, there is no purpose to rape except the perverse pleasure of the rapist. The purpose of the waterboarding, at least in the context that we are discussing, is to gain information to save innocent lives.

Your answer is morally vacuous!