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I don't think it's necessarily that we have the same goals. I think there are some fundamental beliefs in the two sides that are different and they revolve around whether the impact we (either the country or humans in general) have is fundamentally acceptable or unacceptable.
For the sake of discussion I may use some terms interchangeably that probably shouldn't be used so freely. But it's difficult to have this discussion without grouping political groups and causes together.
Lets take environmentalism as an example. I think many that are on the "left" look at human interaction with nature as a negative with the belief that we do mostly harm to nature. On the "right" I think there is a belief that we are a part of nature and, while some of the things we do are negative and there needs to be some accountability, overall we are like ants building a colony. We take the resources we need and really don't do too much damage to the surroundings.
In foreign policy I think the beliefs are similar. The "left" sees all the mistakes we've made in the past and the insensitivity shown to other cultures as a huge stumbling block and something we should be ashamed of. The "right" sees them as being on par with what goes on around the world on a regular basis (kind of a looking out for ourselves mentality that all countries have).
This is just a quick outpouring of thoughts on the subject. For all I know what I just wrote makes no sense at all, so take it for what it's worth.
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