Quote Originally Posted by champagne supernova View Post
If they destroyed Junction Machine Ellone, it would mean that Squall could never have got caught in the wrong time and told Edea about SeeD, which means that it would never have got started in the first place. In fact, the world would be immensely changed by such a move. I think Sir Bahamut is correct - one of the major themes in FFVIII is that of fate, and therefore the actions of the protagonists are predetermined.
I'm going to hold onto this so I can use it if ever this question should arise again.