1 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Sh el ton ▁announced ▁his ▁end ors ement ▁of ▁Senator ▁Hill ary ▁Cl inton ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Democratic ▁President ial ▁Primary , ▁stating , ▁" I ' ve ▁been ▁with ▁Senator ▁Cl inton ▁when ▁she ▁has ▁been ▁with ▁our ▁military ▁men ▁and ▁women . ▁I ▁know ▁from ▁those ▁experiences ▁that ▁she ▁understand s ▁the ▁dem ands ▁and ▁sacrifice ▁of ▁military ▁life . ▁I ▁am ▁confident ▁she ▁will ▁always ▁put ▁the ▁read iness ▁and ▁well ▁being ▁of ▁our ▁troops ▁first . ▁She ▁is ▁ready ▁to ▁be ▁Commander - in - Ch ief ." ▁Sh el ton ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁Chair man ▁of ▁the ▁J oint ▁Chief s ▁of ▁Staff ▁to ▁end or se ▁Cl inton , ▁the ▁first ▁being ▁General ▁John ▁Sh al ik ash v ili . ▁ ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Sh el ton ▁published ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁Without ▁H es itation : ▁The ▁Od ys sey ▁of ▁an ▁American ▁War rior , ▁along ▁with ▁co auth ors ▁Ron ▁Le vin son ▁and ▁Mal col m ▁Mc Con nell . ▁An ▁ex cer pt ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁a ▁high - ran king ▁Cl inton ▁Cab inet ▁member ▁propos ing ▁that ▁Sh el ton ▁intention ally ▁allow ▁an ▁American ▁pilot ▁to ▁be ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁Ira q is ▁to ▁have ▁an ▁exc use ▁to ▁ret ali ate ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁war . ▁The ▁book ▁also ▁tells ▁of ▁Bill ▁Cl inton