Answer:
The author's use of including "The Cuban Thaw" paragraphs showed how the U.S. and Cuba resolved after the Cold War tensions. Mike Kubic wants to prove that the relationship between the U.S and Cuba normalized since then and that is proven within those paragraphs.
Step-by-step explanation:
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