Ah, but would it have been necessary to invade the UK to win the war in the west? Germany would have been secure on the mainland, while the UK would have had an increasing problem with supplies (and government debt!). Remember that Hitler didn't want to fight the British anyway - he respected them, and would have been content with them staying on their friggin' island...
Imagine the massive army needed in Russia, and think about how one might use it elsewhere... With Russia out of the war for at least another year or two (or indefinately), the Germans could have focused on Africa, to eventually capture the Arabian oil fields (long shot). Africa would have been the only way out of Europe anyway - the UK on the west, the Russians on the east, everything in the north captured or friendly already (except Sweden), and only Africa to the south as a potential target.
But all of this is just very unlikely, precisely because of that whole political thing between Hitler and communism. He *had* to invade, simply because of his personality, ideas and ambitions.
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