The American Trajectory

Supported by extensive research, Griffin thoroughly debunks the
myth of an American Empire as a benign, exceptionalist, divinely
ordained historical agent. Instead of Manifest Destiny, what reality-
based Griffin charters is the ‘malign’ ways of US foreign policy since
the 19th century; a trajectory founded by slavery and genocide of
indigenous peoples and then imperially expanded, non-stop. 
Griffin consistently challenges Beltway gospel, demonstrating that
if the US had not entered WWI, there may have been no WWII. He
unmasks the lies surrounding the true story of the Pearl Harbor
attacks. He asks: If the US was really guided by God, how
could it ‘choose’ to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki, knowing that ‘the
atomic bombs were not necessary to end the war?’
Griffin also shows how the Cold War was actually conceptualized
several years before the 1950 National Security Council paper 68 (NSC-68). He revisits the origins of irrational hatred of Iran; the
demonization of Cuba; the lies surrounding the Vietnam debacle; the
false flags across Europe via Operation Gladio; the destruction of
Yugoslavia; the decades-long evisceration of Iraq; and the
ramifications of the Full Spectrum Dominance doctrine. This book is the prequel to Griffin's earlier release, Bush and Cheney.

“David Ray Griffin is a master of the art of courageously, constructively and meticulously exposing and debunking dangerous myths, propaganda and disinformation and a therapeutic disinfectant for brainwashed minds. The American Trajectory: Divine or Demonic? is essential reading to understand the true nature of the “exceptional” role of the United States in world affairs—past, present and future.”
—John Whitbeck, International lawyer; author of The World According to Whitbeck

“This new book by David Ray Griffin is essential reading for anybody who wants to understand the dark side of US Imperialism in its global context.“
—Dr. Daniele Ganser, Director, Swiss Institute for Peace and Energy Research; author of NATO’s Secret Armies

“David Ray Griffin has done it again. His new book should be read as a prequel to the seminal Bush and Cheney: How They Ruined America and the World. Supported by extensive research, Griffin thoroughly debunks the myth of the American Empire as a benign, exceptionalist, divinely ordained historical agent... This sharp, concise history of the American Empire ultimately demonstrates, in Griffin’s analysis, the ‘fraud’ of endorsing self-praising American Exceptionalism. A must read.”
—Pepe Escobar, Asia Times/Hong Kong; author of 2030 and Empire of Chaos