9/11 predicted?

It is very eerie looking at the similarities between this poem and the events of 9/11. Even though we are certain this poem isn't a prediction of 9/11 it certainly could be one with all the similarities. Just the setting of the poem is similar to 9/11. When the poem is being written, WWII has just started and the world is in a state of distress and shock just like after the events of 9/11. In WWII roughly 418,500 Americans were killed and that's including both military and civilian deaths. For 9/11 roughly 3,000 Americans were killed mostly civilians but also a good bit of first responders. So there was a significant loss of life in both situations. One event that was very similar in WWII to 9/11 was the attack on Pearl Harbor. In this situation and 9/11, America had no warning whatsoever and as a result we were completely defenseless to these attacks. Both of these attacks sparked America into a war. 9/11 started America's war on terrorism and Pearl Harbor brought America into WWII. I think that Auden is proposing that the world band together for support, especially in times like these. Because if one country stands alone through events like these, that country is almost sure to fall.