Post 4, I did state "at a later date", i.e. after a peace deal with Germanyicon had been signed.

The point that I was trying to imply and make was that I do not believe that Hitler would have offered us a peace deal in 1940, after Dunkirk, out of the goodness of his heart and wanting nothing in return. Hitlers version of a peace deal in June 1940 would probably have involved extracting the maximum amount possible from Britainicon in terms of war material and anything we had left to defend ourselves, like ships and aircraft. Hitlers version of a peace deal in 1940 would have left us pretty much defenceless.

Hitler had a peace deal with Russiaicon yet he still invaded. Hitler had an armistice with Vichy Franceicon yet he still invaded. Hitler invaded numerous neutral countries.